10.26.08
Record increase in named storms
Riding Out the Worst Storms on Record
By Rick Jervis
Since 1995, there have been 207 named storms in the Atlantic basin, which includes the Gulf of Mexico — a 68 percent increase from the previous 13 years, according to statistics from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Of those storms, 111 were hurricanes, a 75 percent increase over the previous period.