Hmm: Since when is climate hoax promoter Michael Mann a hurricane forecaster? What are his qualifications to do that?

Despite Debby's Downer, 'Normal' Hurricane Season Still Expected ǀ Hurricane Season 2012 | OurAmazingPlanet.com

"We're going to stick to our forecast," said Michael Mann, a climate researcher and director of Pennsylvania State University's Earth System Science Center. Mann and colleagues say eight to 15 named storms could churn up in the Atlantic, with 12 the most likely number.

"We believe that our statistical model accounts for the key systematic factors that can be predicted prior to the season," Mann told OurAmazingPlanet in an email.