The average daily wind speed in August has been around 12 km/h, thatâs the equivalent to about 7 mph, or 6 knots. In recent years the maximum sustained wind speed has reached 69 km/h, thatâs the equivalent of around 43 mph, or 37 knots.
US student Otto Warmbier given hard labour in North Korea. Read more about sharing. US student Otto Warmbier has been given 15 years hard labour in North Korea for crimes against the state. Warmbier, 21, was arrested for trying to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel while visiting North Korea in January.
Erik Braunn. Erik Braunn. In 1968, the Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Braunn, who has died of cardiac arrest aged 53, played one of acid rock's most recognisable riffs in the 17-minute album version of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Edited to three minutes, and issued as a single, it hit the lower reaches of the American pop charts.