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Pressure above, weather below

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Boaters who know how to read and interpret 500-millibar charts are better equipped to make accurate weather forecasts, and thus, plan their route better. Unlike surface-based weather charts, 500-millibar charts show windspeeds and the interaction of the lower and upper atmosphere.

Author: Sienkiewicz, Joe, Chesneau, Lee
Publisher: World Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Cruising World
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0098-3519
Year: 1999
Equipment and supplies, Boats and boating, Boating, Boats, Meteorology, Weather forecasting, Weather mapping

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Spotted surprise: a jaguar crosses the Mexican border to reclaim its ancestral haunts

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Warner Glenn, a rancher and hunter, was surprised to discover a 175-pound jaguar in the Peloncillo Mountains on the Arizona-New Mexico border. Warner managed to take several pictures of the jaguar, which he included in his book, 'Eyes of Fire.'

Author: McNamee, Gregory
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Outdoor Life
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0030-7076
Year: 1997
Portrayals, Authorship, Jaguars, Eyes of Fire (Book), Glenn, Warner

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Birds above the border

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The Canadian plains provide bird hunters with an area full of hunting opportunity. Two hunters achieved their legal limits of birds every day they hunted. A guide to bed and breakfast inns near bird areas is provided.

Author: McLain, Peter
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Outdoor Life
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0030-7076
Year: 1992
Canada, Personal narratives, Recreation, Fowling, Bed and breakfast accommodations

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