Yes, it's early for this. But it looks like the El Nino system will dissapte. So we're starting to see Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) in the Atlantic's Main Development Region (MDR) for hurricanes were at their highest February level on record last month, according to the UK Hadley Center. The MDR is between the coast of Africa and Central Americaand virtually all African waves originate in this region that account for 85% of all Atlantic major hurricanes and 60% of all named storms. When we have higher SSTs, we can anticipate increased tropical activity.

 

 

According to the U.S. Census 2010 website, they began delivery of printed census forms to every resident in the United States on March 1, 2010. The only way to complete the census is by filling in the form using pen and ink; in some instances, census takers will be visiting households to complete the form face-to-face. It is important to understand that the U.S. Census Bureau will not, under any circumstances, be providing an online option to complete the 2010 census form.

The Census Bureau does NOT conduct the 2010 Census via the Internet

The Census Bureau does not send emails about participating in the 2010 Census

The Census Bureau never:

-        Asks for your full social security number

-        Asks for money or a donation

-        Sends requests on behalf of a political party

-        Requests PIN codes, passwords or similar access information for credit cards, banks or other financial accounts.

You are encouraged to take the following measures to protect yourself from scammers:

- Review available information about the 2010 U.S. Census on the website.

- Familiarize yourself with what information the U.S. Census Bureau is collecting on the census form.

- Do not follow unsolicited web links of attachments in email messages.

- Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams (pdf) document for more information on avoiding email scams.

- Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks document for more information on social engineering attacks.