Over the ocean the rain belt is often co-located with the ITCZ and precipitation is weaker, but over the continents the winds and boundaries are much weaker and nondescript and precipitation is heavier. Abbreviations are: Cb, cumulonimbus; Ci, cirrus; Ac, altocumulus; As, altostratus; Cu, cumulus; and Sc, stratocumulus.
More Than 4.2 Million People Have Now Enrolled In Obamacare. More than 4.2 million people enrolled into private plans via Obamacare's health insurance exchange marketplaces through March 1, the Department of Health and Human Services announced in a report Tuesday.
Vice President Joe Biden said last month that private insurance sign-ups on the exchanges would likely end up at around 5 million. Uncertainty also remains about how many people have signed up for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program since open enrollment commenced Oct. 1.