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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Biographical Sketch

Biographical SketchThe Emersons first appeared in the north of England, but Thomas, who landed in Massachusetts in 1638, came from Hertfordshire. He built soon after a house, sometimes railed…

Weather: Mass Appeal

Mass AppealWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next Although the weather is very changeable and always seems to show great variations…

Weather: Hurricane Forecasting

Hurricane ForecastingWeatherHurricanes: The Greatest Storms on EarthIt's Different in the TropicsHow It HappensThe Name GameHurricane ForecastingThe Triple Threat Because hurricane dynamics are…

Coleridge: Part II

Part IPart IIIPart II The Sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left Went down into the sea. And the good south wind still blew…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 6, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 5, 1805June 7, 1805June 6, 1805 Thursday June 6th 1805. I now became well convinced that this branch of the Missouri had it's direction too…

Winter Weather Across America

From the Mid-Atlantic Coast to New England Source: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) The classic storm in these states is called a Nor'easter. A low-pressure area off the Carolina…

Himalayas

(Encyclopedia) HimalayasHimalayashĭmälˈəyəz, hĭməlāˈəz [key] [Sanskrit,=abode of snow], great Asian mountain system, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) E from the Indus River in Pakistan through India,…

Clark, George Rogers

(Encyclopedia) Clark, George Rogers, 1752–1818, American Revolutionary general, conqueror of the Old Northwest, b. near Charlottesville, Va.; brother of William Clark. A surveyor, he was interested…