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How Are Hurricanes and Typhoons Named?
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9 Worst Generals in History
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What If the President Is Impeached?
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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes
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The Largest Islands in the World
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Henry Melson Stommel: References & Edit History

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First paragraph modernization. Apr 10, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jan 13, 2024
Anniversary information added. Sep 23, 2023
Add new Web site: The National Academies Press - Biography of Henry Stommel. Feb 10, 2011
Add new Web site: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Biography of Henry Melson Stommel. Feb 10, 2011
Article revised and updated. Aug 23, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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