A competitor misses a dismount at Taye Brown Regional Park Sports Complex on March 24 in Jacksonville, Fla., during this year’s MuckRuckus event. (Bruce Lipsky/Florida Times-Union via Associated Press). Read More from ThingsNews Media Picture of the Day 11 February: Central Park New York City From Aerial View Picture of the Day 21 March: Plitvice Lakes National Park Picture of the Day 21 April: Riaz Akbar riding his motorcycle Picture of the Day 25 April: Jay Morrow participating in the Professional Rough Stock Picture of the Day 22 April: Lauren Wigginton reacts to her new look
Two more forecast teams call for the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season to be slower than normal, although not by much. AccuWeather.com, the online weather firm, predicts 12 named storms, including five hurricanes, two with sustained winds greater than 110 mph. WSI, a part of The Weather Channel, projects 11 named storms, including six hurricanes, two of those intense. Both forecasts would translate to a slightly slower than normal season: on average, there are 12 named storms, including six hurricanes, three major. In early April, Phil Klotzbach and William Gray of Colorado State University predicted 10 named storms, including four hurricanes, [ Read More ]