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NOAA Predicts Near Normal 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, But Urges Preparedness

 NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion "hurricane hunter" aircraft (N43RF) departing Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida.
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A NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion "hurricane hunter" aircraft (N43RF) departing Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Florida.

Government forecasters are predicting a near normal Atlantic hurricane season this year. From the WHYY News Climate Desk, Sophia Schmidt reports.

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(Original air-date: 5/30/23)

Sophia Schmidt is a Delaware native, and covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.