More Wishful Thinking

AccuWeather predicts that three hurricanes will hit the US this year:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three major hurricanes will strike the United States this year, with the storm-battered Gulf Coast most at risk in June and July, forecaster AccuWeather predicted Monday.

The outlook comes after a record-setting hurricane season in 2005 that devastated New Orleans and other coastal cities along the Gulf, and dealt a heavy blow to the U.S. oil industry that sent energy prices to record highs.

"The 2006 storm season will be a creeping threat," said AccuWeather Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi. He projected that five hurricanes, three of them with winds over 110 miles per hour, would hit the U.S. coastline.

Remember, these are people that can't predict tomorrow's weather correctly and then they're predicting this a few months out?

This is of course wishful thinking because people tune in for hurricanes and snow and AccuWeather banks some coin.

As an environmental professional, I'd like to put forth the prediction that hazardous waste will be spilled from exactly thirty-six trucks in the tri-state region this year.