http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25546/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/only-gma-notes-end-weak-hurricane-season <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Nine years without a major Atlantic hurricane hitting land noted by Washington Post, but two networks silent. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">The Atlantic hurricane season has ended on Nov. 30, and once again it went out with a whimper. That was good news for coastal residents in the U.S., since the “weak” 2014 hurricane season continued the nine year “drought” of major hurricanes making landfall.</p><p dir="ltr">But the broadcast networks practically ignored the "good news."</p><p dir="ltr">Hurricane forecasters predicted the season would be weak and the number of storms was in line with forecasts. Only two hurricanes reached major status of category three or higher.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BizMediaJulia" target="_blank">Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/only-gma-notes-end-weak-hurricane-season" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Climate Change Environment Media abc Atlantic hurricane season cbs Climate Change Global Warming Good Morning America hurricane drought Hurricanes inactive NBC rob marciano storms unprecedented Washington Post Weather Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:54:20 +0000 julia.seymour 47772 at http://archive2.mrc.org