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RISThe Winds in the World of the Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The ancient Mesopotamian civilizations (Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia), reaching back to before 3000 B.C., did not develop or possess the notion of the ?cardinal? astronomical directions?N, E, S, and W?until the ...
Great Historical Events That Were Significantly Affected by the Weather. Part 11: Meteorological Aspects of the Battle of Waterloo
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Waterloo Campaign extended from 15 to 18 June 1815, with the decisive Battle of Waterloo taking place on the 18th. The campaign involved the ?Army of the North? of Napoleon on the one hand, and the Anglo-Dutch and ...
Great Historical Events That Were Significantly Affected By the Weather: I. the Mongol Invasions of Japan
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Khubilai Khan, the great Mongol ruler of the 13th century, launched two invasions against Japan: in 1274 and in 1281. In both cases, Mongol, Korean, and Chinese forces, Korean as well as South Chinese seamen and vessels ...
LAND BREEZES AND NOCTURNAL THUNDERSTORMS
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: After extension of the definition of land breeze and introductory discussion of the problem of nocturnal thunderstorms, tables are presented for Lydda Airport, Israel, showing the diurnal variation of thunderstorms and the ...
Great Historical Events That Were Significantly Affected by the Weather: 3, The Cold Winter of 1657–58, The Swedish Army Crosses Denmark's Frozen Sea Areas
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In the summer of 1657, Denmark launched hostile actions against Sweden. Charles X, king of Sweden, who at the time was engaged in a war in Poland, marched his army at great speed to Jutland, the westernmost part of Denmark. ...
The Sea and Land Breezes in the Classical Greek Literature
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: After citing some examples of the importance attached to winds in the classical Greek Literature, Aristotle?s and Theophrastus?s ideas on the sea and land breezes are reviewed. Finally, examples are quoted from the Grecian ...
Great Historical Events that were Significantly Affected by the Weather: 2, The Year Leading to the Revolution of 1789 in France
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In spring 1788 a drought struck France and lead to a poor grain harvest and subsequent famine. In July of the same year an intense hailstorm caused additional damage in parts of the country, and the relatively harsh 1788?89 ...