Word: weather
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Weather Bureau's failure to give an adequate warning of the March 17 blizzard was due to its complete lack of reports on Atlantic air conditions, according to Charles F. Brooks '12, professor of Meteorology and director of the Blue Hill Observatory. The University meteorologist cited "the lack of upper air reports and inadequate knowledge as to how to interpret them," as a major source of difficulty...
...placed part of the blame for this failure on the Bureau's abandoning of the weather ship "Hotel" two years ago. Reports from this ship midway between New York and Bermuda would have informed forecasters of the shift in direction of the storm. During the critical period, there were no upper air reports at all west of a line from Nova Scotia to Bermuda, and surface reports were also inadequate...
...shock that shook the plane like an explosion. Says the King airily: "All this worry about my flying is silly. I've taken off from the desert at night by the lights of automobile head lamps. I've flown with overweight loads and in all kinds of weather. Flying is safe enough for anyone with a good head and a good aircraft." Then he was off to a party...
With the arrival of spring vacation, many teams will head South for practice encounters with various college teams over the vacation. Almost all the teams will be handicapped by the lack of adequate practice, the result of the recent weather which has prevented them from going outside...
...development of these players, and also the whole team, will depend largely on the spring weather and also on the success of the southern trip. If the team can rapidly round into shape over the week-long southern swing and if the weather this spring is conducive to outdoor play, Barnaby feels that the squad could produce the best tennis seen at the College in many years...