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Beaufort scale

(Encyclopedia) Beaufort scale, a scale of wind velocity devised (c.1805) by Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort of the British navy. An adaptation of Beaufort's scale is used by the U.S. National Weather…

Les Cayes

(Encyclopedia) Les CayesLes Cayeslā kā [key], Cayes, or Aux CayesAux Cayesō kā [key], town (1990 est. pop. 37,600), SW Haiti, on the Caribbean Sea. Haiti's chief southern port, it handles exports,…

San Pedro Sula

(Encyclopedia) San Pedro SulaSan Pedro Sulasäm pāˈᵺrō s&oomacr;ˈlä [key], city (1997 est. pop. 417,000), capital of Cortés dept., NW Honduras. It is the second largest city in the country. San…

Texas City

(Encyclopedia) Texas City, city (1990 pop. 40,822), Galveston co., S Tex., on Galveston Bay, opposite the city of Galveston; inc. 1911. It is a railroad terminus and an industrial city and port with…

Belize City

(Encyclopedia) Belize City, capital (1993 est. pop. 47,724) of Belize dist., Belize, at the mouth of the Belize River, on the Caribbean Sea. The river flows c.180 mi (290 km) generally west and is…

Saffir-Simpson scale

(Encyclopedia) Saffir-Simpson scaleSaffir-Simpson scalesăfˈər– [key], standard scale for rating the severity of hurricanes as a measure of the damage they cause; it is based on observations of…

Carolina Hurricanes 1998 Roster By Statistics

Top ScorersGmGAPts+/-PMPPSami Kapanen812637639164Keith Primeau81263763191107Gary Roberts6120294931034Nelson Emerson81212445-17506Jeff O'Neill74192039-8677Ray Sheppard71181937-11237…

Carolina Hurricanes 1999 Roster By Statistics

Top ScorersGmGAPts+/-PMPPKeith Primeau783032628759Sami Kapanen81243559-1105Ray Sheppard742533584165Ron Francis82213152-2348Gary Roberts7714284221781Andrei Kovalenko74192140-6323 EDM43131427-…

Weather: The Great New England Hurricane

The Great New England HurricaneWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe…