 In
the Northern Hemisphere, the spring equinox occurs when the
Sun crosses the celestial equator going south to north. It's
called the celestial equator because it's an imaginary line
in the sky above Earth's equator. Imagine standing on the
equator; the Sun would pass directly overhead on its way
north. On the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and
Southern Hemisphere receive roughly equal amounts of
sunlight; neither hemisphere is tilted more toward or away
from the Sun than the other. More |
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 The
closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is a military
strategy with vast consequences for the global economy, not
just in the form of higher oil prices, but with disruptions
in supply chains. And at some point in the future Iran's
attempt to choke off the strait will also hit American
medicine cabinets. The only question is exactly how long
existing stockpiles of prescriptions of generic drugs can
last before the U.S.-Iran war becomes a significant health
issue in the U.S. More |
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 The
USPS is in trouble. According to Postmaster General David
Steiner, the U.S. Postal Service wants to raise the price of
its first-class stamps to almost $1 as it continues to
struggle financially. As a result of high costs and
dwindling mail volume, the USPS has struggled financially,
posting a $9 billion loss in 2025. The present cost of a "Forever
Stamp" is 78¢, if you have a roll of them, it
could last you quite a while.
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March 13, 1993 a severe extratropical low moved ashore from the
Gulf of Mexico hitting western Florida with hurricane force
winds and a hurricane like tidal surge of up to 12 feet. Along
Florida's Gulf Coast this storm is remembered as the ''No-Name
Storm''. Elsewhere this intense storm is known as the ''1993
Superstorm'', and ''The Blizzard of 1993'', blasting the East
Coast heavy snow, hurricane force wind gusts and record low
barometric pressures. |
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