Last week, the 11th named tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season reached hurricane strength. But Hurricane Kirk’s life was short and unprosperous.

Photo by Andrew Albosta.This year Washington has seen extreme weather, in the form of Snowmageddon this past February, extreme heat this summer, and severe thunderstorms. Even the experts agree that this has been an unusual year weather-wise. A natural question to ask, of course, is what’s next? Unfortunately Davy DCist was unavailable to make predictions this weekend, so instead we can turn to old reliable, the Farmer’s Almanac. The predictions aren’t pretty: it appears the…

Last night, Washington D.C. provided a strange setting for a hockey game. With fans wearing shorts and the ice surface taking a beating, the Capitals beat the even-warmer-weather Carolina Hurricanes on the strength of Alexander Semin’s two goals in the final three minutes. The Caps did not hold a lead until the final 11 seconds of the 60 minute contest against the Southeast Division leading Hurricanes. The Hurricanes scored on their first shot against Brent…