Monday, March 21, 2011

Preferable, I suppose, to the Furious Fifties and Shrieking Sixties

The arrival of autumn has brought windy weather.  The meteorologist made reference to the Roaring Forties in explanation:  the relative lack of landmass in the southern hemisphere results in some spectacular west-to-east air currents.

And since we're on the topic of latitudes, naturally I had to look some things up.  Auckland is just below the southern 36th parallel.  For reference, what's just above the 36th parallel in the US?   Why, the Four Corners.   City-wise, it's San Jose, CA; Springfield, MO; or Norfolk, VA.  
 

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