eastern

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But swathes of southern, west, central and eastern Africa usually see drier-than-normal conditions, raising the risk of droughts.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Where the pattern remains to the bearish side is June 15-19 as weather systems track across the northern and central and eastern U.S. with highs of 60s-70s for light national demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

On Wednesday heavy showers are expected just about everywhere across the UK with a high chance of some of these being thundery in eastern Scotland and eastern England.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This was one of the main shipping routes between the eastern and western Mediterranean, and it was also an extremely dangerous body of water, filled with shoals, sandbars, and suddenly shifting currents.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler