Pat Shingleton for April 14, 2008
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Sunday’s article showcased the 96th anniversary of the Titanic disaster that happened on this date at 11:40 pm and how weather was never considered in the investigation. Weatherwise magazine’s research notes weather patterns in the winter and early spring of 1911-1912 were to blame for the ship’s demise. Changes in atmospheric pressure at sea level caused strong north winds that propelled the icebergs farther south than normal, placing them into the Titanic’s course. Iceberg season in the north Atlantic is April through July, where more than 80 percent of the icebergs cross south of latitude 48 north. In April 1912, more than 900 icebergs floated in the North Atlantic. More Tuesday. Fastcast: Turning cooler.
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