U.S. forecasters are predicting seven hurricanes for the 2008 season: http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN07299266._CH_.2400
Researchers from Colorado State University's hurricane team predicted that 13 tropical storms will develop in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1-November 30, 2008), of which seven would strengthen into hurricanes. They are predicting a "somewhat above-average" hurricane season for 2008.
This is another opportunity for home inventory service professionals to tie into national publicity. Contact your local media and offer to be a local angle for the story -- about how hurricane season might be six months off, but you can't be prepared too early ... and how more common "disasters" (such as fires and burglary) also provide motivation to get an inventory done.
