I notice a Yahoo News article from Reuters with only one parenthetical
non-SI reference in third paragraph; otherwise, the article uses only
SI units.
http://news.yahoo.com/philippines-braces-super-typhoon-strongest-033006175--finance.html
For example:
With center winds of 215 kph (133 mph) and gusts of up to 250 kph, the
storm, rated as category five, the most severe, was moving
west-northwest at 33 kph in the Pacific Ocean.
Aquino said 100 coastal areas face the threat of storm surges,
bringing waves higher than 5 m to 6 m, and ordered action by local
officials to limit damage and loss of lives.
I hope to see more and more articles available to Americans with fewer
and fewer non-SI references.
I also notice the use of kph instead of km/h. Does anyone know if
there is a media standard abbreviation for kilometers per hour?
David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
