Weatherman says monsoon may get delayed

Source: DNA India

The heat spell may last a little longer in the city, with the south westerly winds taking more time to arrive at the Andaman coast. As on May 23, the south westerly winds, which bring monsoons to the state, seemed to be lagging behin ...
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NOAA predicts a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season

Source: Jeff Masters' WunderBlog

NOAA forecasts a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2012, in their May 24 outlook. They give a 50% chance of a near-normal season, a 25% chance of an above-normal season, and a 25% chance of a below-normal season. They predict a 70% c ...
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Riada II Adventures: Riada II and crew safely anchored offshore Levuka

Source: Sail Blogs

Carolyn (about to be reunited :-)) 24/05/2012 Carolyn (on shore in Levuka) 22/05/2012 Carolyn (on Dave's behalf) 19/05/2012, South Minerva Reef Carolyn (on shore) 18/05/2012 Carolyn 18/05/2012 Carolyn 17/05/2012 Riada II, her master and crew are saf ...
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Federal forecasters predict a near-normal hurricane season

Source: USA Today

The federal government is predicting an near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, with anywhere from four to eight hurricanes forecast to form. Find your local weather with The Weather Channel zip-code lookup: Hurricane Irene ...
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Source: Kill Screen

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Special Forces Advanced Mountain Operations School announces course dates

Source: Northwest Florida Daily News

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The Special Forces Advanced Mountain Operations School, based out of Fort Carson, Colo., is filling its classes of the Special Forces Senior Mountaineering Course throughout the summer of 2012. The school trains ...
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North Devon Journal published Captain of The Beagle subject of author's talk

Source: This is North devon

HISTORY Society members were enthralled at their meeting last week, by an account of Admiral FitzRoy's life and achievements. Some members will, of course, have known of FitzRoy's voyage with Charles Darwin, as captain of The Beagle, bu ...
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Ten things about television that must be stopped

Source: Globe and Mail

So you’re probably sitting there thinking, “Well, there was Homeland , Girls , and Mad Men came back. New Girl was cute. And Boss turned out to be brilliant. It was a good TV season.” No, you’re not thinking that. Possibly you’ve been watching th ...
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PJM Ready For Hot Summer Weather Electricity Demand

Source: PR Newswire

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PJM Interconnection, the grid operator serving 60 million people, expects to have adequate electricity resources available this summer to handle high electricity demand associated with hea ...
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