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Hurricane Forecast Hurricane Forecast. Seven storms to reach land. In the upcoming hurricane season, two or three storms will be major events along the coastal US, according to AccuWeather.com. America may have already had a “snowicane” this year, but now some weather forecasters are focusing on the real thing – you know, those monster storms with names like Donna or Andrew that pelt the coast with 100-mile-per-hour winds, massive amounts of rain, and tidal surges. Joe Bastardi, the first private weather forecaster to look this year at the 2010 hurricane season, thinks it will be a rough one. “This year has the chance to be an extreme season,” says Mr. Bastardi, AccuWeather.com’s chief long-range meteorologist in State College, Pa. “There will be a major bounce back of activity.”

What's Happening This Weekend   What's Happening This Weekend It's no joke: Spring brings fun both in the usual and surprising ways. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., is under way, the NCAA Final Four happens this weekend and the Sony Ericsson Open comes to a close in Miami. But there is also a very controversial hip-hop troupe of teens performing in Ponoma, Calif., bake sales happening across the country to aid Japan, a Mormon musical and a St. Stupid parade in San Francisco. What's Happening This Weekend Clearly the only way to combat bad news is with sweet treats. To help raise money for the victims of Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami, Bakesale for Japan will be held Saturday at locations across the country, with proceeds going to Peace Winds Japan. What's Happening This Weekend: Adrift in America at the Museum of Moving Image This year’s buzziest museum reopening in New York was the Museum of the Moving Image, which received a dazzling...