National Weather Service May 2026
: Forecasters have predicted an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season , supported by favorable atmospheric and oceanic conditions. Core Operations and Technology
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: During government shutdowns, NWS, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) , and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) are typically exempted as essential services, though research activities may be furloughed. : Forecasters have predicted an above-normal 2025 Atlantic
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Excellent case. A few months before this was published, I met Lee Ranaldo at a film he was presenting and I brought this album for him to sign. Lee said it was his “favorite” Sonic Youth album, and (no surprise) it’s mine too, which is why I brought it.
For the record, I love and own nearly every studio album they released, so it’s not a mere preference for a particular stage of their career – it’s simply the one that came out on top.
Nice appreciative analysis of Sonic Youth’s strongest and most artistic ’90s album. I dug a little deeper in my analysis (‘Beyond SubUrbia: A View Through the Trees’), but I think my Gen-x perspective demanded that.