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THE ATMOSPHERE AND METEOROLOGY.
cyclone; tfhus a "tempest wave" is raised, whose force is added to that
of the formidable surf which the wind has excited. This is the principal
cause of those terrible tidal " races," no less dangerous than earthquakes,
which roll over the neighboring coasts. During the hurricane of Barbados, in 1831, the waves which broke against the northern promontory of
the island were seventy-two feet higher than the mean level of the water.
*-
80°
Si°
Hurricane
Sqoalls violent 3^>-,
. Great "breezes aa^..
___. j-- -- - „t<
-K7
Iff.
U0-. /' ,''«
*- -^-.-Vfifii;
60° &P 52° 53° 5W> .55° -66° 67°
Pig. 114.—Cyclone in the Indian Ocean in February, 1860.
At the great cyclone of Calcutta, in October, 1864, the Hooghly rose
twenty-two feet all along the lower part of its course, and inundated several islands. More recently still, in the great hurricane which devastated
St. Thomas, a wave driven by the wind rushed over the small island of
Tortola, committing such ravages that, according to an absurd legend,
propagated by terror, the entire island was swallowed up. It is certain,
too, that the water of the sea can be drawn in in greater or less quantity
by the vacuum which is formed in the midst of the whirlwind; this has
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000285 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 260 THE ATMOSPHERE AND METEOROLOGY. cyclone; tfhus a "tempest wave" is raised, whose force is added to that of the formidable surf which the wind has excited. This is the principal cause of those terrible tidal " races," no less dangerous than earthquakes, which roll over the neighboring coasts. During the hurricane of Barbados, in 1831, the waves which broke against the northern promontory of the island were seventy-two feet higher than the mean level of the water. *- 80° Si° Hurricane Sqoalls violent 3^>-, . Great "breezes aa^.. ___. j-- -- - „t< -K7 Iff. U0-. /' ,''« *- -^-.-Vfifii; 60° &P 52° 53° 5W> .55° -66° 67° Pig. 114.—Cyclone in the Indian Ocean in February, 1860. At the great cyclone of Calcutta, in October, 1864, the Hooghly rose twenty-two feet all along the lower part of its course, and inundated several islands. More recently still, in the great hurricane which devastated St. Thomas, a wave driven by the wind rushed over the small island of Tortola, committing such ravages that, according to an absurd legend, propagated by terror, the entire island was swallowed up. It is certain, too, that the water of the sea can be drawn in in greater or less quantity by the vacuum which is formed in the midst of the whirlwind; this has |
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