The Philosophy of the Weather. And a Guide to Its ChangesButler, T. B. (Thomas Belden)
Science
The Philosophy of the Weather. And a Guide to Its Changes
Butler, T. B. (Thomas Belden)
Weather; Weather forecasting
1st. The eruption of a submarine volcano has produced water-spouts.
"During these bursts the most vivid flashes of lightning continually
issued from the densest part of the volcano, and the volumes of smoke
rolled off in large masses of fleecy clouds, gradually expanding
themselves before the wind in a direction nearly horizontal, and
drawing up _a quantity of water-spouts_."--(Captain Tilland's
description of the upheaval of Sabrina Island in June, 1811, Phil.
Trans.)
With this significant fact may be compared the following analogous
ones:
"In the Aleutian Archipelago a new island was formed in 1795. It was
first observed _after a storm_, at a point in the sea from which a
column of smoke had been seen to rise."--(Lyell, Principles of
Geology.)
"Among the Aleutian Islands a new volcanic island appeared in the
midst of _a storm_, attended with flames and smoke. After the sea was
calm, a boat was sent from Unalaska with twenty Russian hunters, who
landed on this island on June 1st, 1814."--(Journal of Science, vol.
vii.)
"On July 24th, 1848, a submarine eruption broke out between the
mainland of Orkney and the island of Strousa. Amid thunder and
lightning, a very dense jet black cloud was seen to rise from the
sea, at a distance of five or six miles, which _traveled toward the
north-east_. On passing over Strousa, the wind from a slight air
became _a hurricane_, and a thick, well-defined belt of large
hailstones was left on the island. The barometer fell two
inches."--(Transactions Royal Society, Edinburg, vol. ix.)
2d. Hurricanes, whirlwinds, and hailstones accompany the paroxysms of
volcanos.
"1730. A great volcanic eruption at Lancerote Island, and _a storm_,
which was equally new and terrifying to the inhabitants, as they had
never known one in the country before."--(Lyell, Principles of
Geology, vol. ii.)
"1754. In the Philippine Islands a terrible volcanic eruption
destroyed the town of Taal and several villages. Darkness,
hurricanes, thunder, lightning, and earthquakes, alternated in
frightful succession."--(Edinburgh Philosophical Journal.)
"In 1805, 1811, 1813, and 1830, during eruptions of Etna, caravans in
the deserts of Africa perished by violent whirlwinds. In 1807, while
Vesuvius was in eruption, a whirlwind destroyed a caravan."--(Rev. W.
B. Clarke in Tasw. Journal.)
"1815, Java. A tremendous eruption of Tombow Mountain. Between nine
and ten P.M., ashes began to fall, and soon after _a violent
whirlwind_ took up into the air the largest trees, men, horses,
cattle, etc."--(Raffles' History of Java.)
"1817, Dec. Vesuvius in eruption. In the evening _a hail storm_,
accompanied with red sand."--(Journal of Science, vol. v.)
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