Colorado State University has raised its annual forecast to call for 20 named storms, up from its outlook issued in June calling for 19. (Bloomberg) — After a frenzied start, the Atlantic hurricane season could turn out to be the most active since 2005, when a record 28 storms formed. Colorado State University has raised its annual forecast to call for 20 named storms, up from its outlook issued in June calling for 19. Five tropical storms have already spun out of the western Atlantic this year, with two hitting the U.S. so far. This is the fastest start in the record books dating to 1851 and, while the storms have been weak and short-lived, most forecasters see ominous signs for the rest of the season that ends Nov. 30. “Overall, it’s looking like a very active season in store,” said Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher with Colorado State […]