1. Answer the following questions about hurricanes:

a) When is hurricane season?
b) What is a major hurricane?
c) How often do major hurricanes typically hit the U.S.?
d) How many hurricanes form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea or Gulf of Mexico during the hurricane season?
e) When did the last major hurricane hit the U.S.?
f) What is significant about no major hurricanes in over 10 years?
g) When did the second and third longest amount of time between major hurricanes occur?

2. What is the NOAA?

3. What type of media bias does this article highlight?

4. Every year since the 2005 hurricane season, “active” or “above average” hurricane seasons have been predicted by the experts. (See “Background” below and/or do your own internet search to see how each year’s hurricane season was predicted).

According to a study published last year by researchers at the NASA GISS, the current drought in major hurricane activity is a rare event that occurs only once every 177 years.  Why do you think the media has ignored this record and/or 10 years of inaccurate reports?