CSU In The News Archive

Bracing for the Worst

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May 31, 2006

William Gray, a prominent storm predictor at Colorado State University, and his colleague Phil Klotzbach, put the odds of an intense hurricane hitting the stretch of coast between New York City and Cape Cod at about 1 in 11. That …

Forecaster expects active hurricane season

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May 31, 2006

The Atlantic hurricane season that starts Thursday will be active, but it shouldn’t be as destructive as last year’s record-setting season, one of the nation’s top hurricane forecasters said Wednesday. The latest forecast from William Gray’s team at Colorado State …

Forecaster Expects Active Hurricane Season

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May 31, 2006

The latest forecast from William Gray’s team at Colorado State University calls for 17 named storms for the 2006 season. Nine storms are expected to become hurricanes, and five of those are expected to have winds of 111 mph or …

Hurricane Forecaster Still Expects Active Season

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May 31, 2006

The 2006 hurricane season in the Atlantic will be active, but fewer major storms are likely to make landfall than last year, Colorado State University researchers said Wednesday.

U.S. East Coast Has Greatest Odds of Hurricane Strike

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May 31, 2006

The U.S. East Coast is almost twice as likely to be hit by a major hurricane this year as the storm- battered communities along the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters at Colorado State University said today.

University experts issue hurricane forecast

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May 31, 2006

William Gray and the Colorado State University forecasting team said the six-month season will produce 17 tropical storms, of which nine will become hurricanes and five will be “major” hurricanes with sustained winds over 110 miles per hour .

Back too soon

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May 30, 2006

Colorado State University goes a little further and says there’s an 81 percent one of those major hurricanes will strike the Atlantic coast.

Eminence Grise of Hurricane Forecasting

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May 30, 2006

From his office at Colorado State University at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and 65 miles north of Denver, William M. Gray pioneered the concept of “seasonal” hurricane forecasting — predicting months in advance the severity of the coming …

Lawns can be green without wasting water

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May 30, 2006

Tony Koski, Colorado State University Extension turf specialist, recommends against establishing a routine system of watering, however, and instead suggests looking for signs the lawn needs the water. Signs include wilting and footprints that stick, he said.