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| August 12, 2010 |
Picks of the Week 2August 11, 2010 | 04:46 PMby Anuhea YagiHere are a couple cool hurricane factoids, compliments of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA): Hurricanes have "a well defined circulation and sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher." And, interestingly, "the Mayan storm god was named Hunraken, [and] a god considered evil by the Taino people of the Caribbean was called Huracan." More disconcerting than interesting is the fact that the question, "Why don't we destroy tropical cyclones by |
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