Hurricane threat for 2007 upgraded by scientific team

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image shows Hurricane Helene churning over the Atlantic Ocean in September 2006. The Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) consortium of scientists have forecast that the Atlantic hurricane season in 2007 will see "a return to high activity".(AFP/NOAA/File)

After a lull this year, the Atlantic hurricane season in 2007 will see "a return to high activity," scientists have forecast.

"Based on current and projected climate signals, Atlantic basin and US landfalling tropical cyclone activity are forecast to be 60 percent above the 1950-2006 norm in 2007," said Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), a London-based consortium.