Monthly Archives: August 2010
Forecasters stick to their prediction of 10 hurricanes this season
By Calvin Palmer Hurricane forecasters are still predicting 10 hurricanes in the Atlantic basin during the 2010 season, with five of them developing into major hurricanes, Category 3 or above. This above-average prediction is based on unusually warm tropical Atlantic … Continue reading
Filed under Caribbean, Environment, News, Science
Breastfeeding mother doth protest too much
By Calvin Palmer A Connecticut woman plans to file complaints with a police department and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities after she was told to stop breastfeeding her two-year-old daughter on a family beach. Kendra Dickinson, was … Continue reading
Disgruntled employee kills eight people and himself in workplace shooting
By Calvin Palmer A worker who complained about being racially harassed at a family-owned beer and wine wholesaler shot eight of his colleagues this morning before turning the gun on himself. Omar S. Thornton, 34, was a driver for Hartford … Continue reading
Violent space weather due to hit Earth
By Calvin Palmer Here is tomorrow’s inter-galactic weather forecast. The Earth is due to be hit by a wave of violent space weather following two solar eruptions on Sunday, which sent tons of plasma is racing 93 million miles across … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, News, Science
