Hurricane Season Finally Over
Friday, November 21st, 2008
The 2008 hurricane season is coming to a close on November 30th after sixteen storms (eight of these being hurricanes) hit the United States. Colorado State University researchers stated to the AFP that this year’s season has ended with record damages. A typical hurricane season has eleven tropical storms and five hurricanes, two of which are considered of high-intensity.
Of the eight hurricanes, five of the storms categories 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricanes Ike and Gustav were the big contributors to the estimated 20 billion dollars of damage.
