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Massachusetts cities and towns are exposed to more flood risks with predictions of more hurricane activity. Building codes need to keep up.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re only a few weeks into the 2024 hurricane season, but forecasters have already issued an ominous warning. According to the Climate Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is an 85% chance of above-normal hurricane activity. Forecasters expect as many as 25 named storms this year, of which as many as seven may become major hurricanes. How certain are meteorologists of these predictions? More certain than not.<\/p>\n

So, as we hunker down for what could be a whopper of a hurricane season, it\u2019s never been more important to get our house in order. Or, rather, houses. The odds are high that Massachusetts will again be battered by the types of intense storms like the one that dumped 11 inches of rain…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read the full article originally published at www.clf.org.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Massachusetts cities and towns are exposed to more flood risks with predictions of more hurricane activity. Building codes need to keep up. We\u2019re only a few weeks into the 2024 hurricane season, but forecasters have already issued an ominous warning. According to the Climate Prediction Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":252920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHurricane Season is Here. 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