"weather" in Hawaiian?

[Joel S. Berson]

At 9/6/2011 08:07 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>On ABC, they claimed the research pointed to Hawaii and Alaska
>(presumably avalanches don't count), with Vermont, Michigan, and I
>think Minnesota in the next three slots.  And this was just after
>Irene, so they did mention the irony (I think that counts as actual
>irony, subject to correction) of Vermont being so identified just
>after the segment on the severe flooding.

Apologies -- I misremembered, Larry is correct.  Apparently volcanic
eruptions don't count as "weather" .. they do to me, particularly
when the snow is sharp-edged and doesn't melt in one's hand.

Joel

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