Mercury Weather Watch

The Weather Alternative's long-range weather forecast for May 2008 reminded residents of the Southeast, mid-Atlantic, and Northeast that the planet Mercury was setting up shop over the East Coast during the last half of the month. Mercury's astro-meteorological influence has long been observed to coincide with cooler air masses and windy conditions.

The forecast called for a shot of colder air over the East Coast by the 21st of May. As can be seen from the Accuweather map at left an unusual May chill will grip the Northeast and New England today. The unseasonable chill is being transported out of Canada by a persistent flow from the north resulting in much-below-normal temperatures.

The long-range weather forecast for May 20-23 pinpointed storms over the Plains due to the Sun's square to Saturn. The latest from Accuweather (see map) shows severe thunderstorms scheduled to hit the Plains on Thursday the 22nd and Friday the 23rd. Right on schedule. Watch out for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms if you're a resident of the area.

May Forecasts
Summer 2008: The West Coast Part 1
Summer 2008: The Rockies Part 1
Summer 2008: The Plains and Mississippi Valley- Part 1

Introduction to the Weather Alternative
How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

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Heaven Is Full Of Sinners

Castro "rediscovered Jesus while at the point of death." (El Mercurio, Chile)

Alina Fernandez Revuelta, Fidel Castro’s daughter, affirmed to the Italian newspaper Corriera Della Sera that her father has come closer to religion in his latter years, rediscovering Jesus while at the door of death; "but this does not surprise me, because he was educated by the Jesuits." Alina, who has lived in exile since 1993, affirmed that, "My dad thinks about God and not so much about Cuba now. After his death, Raul will gradually be imposing an economy modeled after China."