tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post2853961560242875193..comments2024-02-07T10:24:50.882+00:00Comments on The Modern Historian: On this day in history: The Great Hurricane, 1780Borkimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-89424635695006028462010-10-27T13:13:11.545+01:002010-10-27T13:13:11.545+01:00Stephaine: Thanks for the interesting comment. I h...Stephaine: Thanks for the interesting comment. I had no idea that that year was so marked for bad weather. It puts contemporary climate change issues into context.Borkimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-85483992789704468872010-10-10T15:11:00.657+01:002010-10-10T15:11:00.657+01:00This is a great subject. This was a horrible year ...This is a great subject. This was a horrible year for hurricanes, 1780, with three killers in one season, two of them in October. I've always been fascinated by the fact that this year was, by far, the most deadly for the Atlantic region (since we've been keeping "modern" records) even though the population is an order of magnitude higher than it was then. <br /><br />Fascinating stuff. Perhaps living between Galveston and Houston for twenty years (and I was here for Ike) influences my interest.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-56999544784400752412010-10-10T14:57:41.031+01:002010-10-10T14:57:41.031+01:00Thank you for recognising my drops and leaving a m...Thank you for recognising my drops and leaving a message.Borkimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334367163579800571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719380254523669458.post-24539082246335777152010-10-10T13:20:02.453+01:002010-10-10T13:20:02.453+01:00hi visiting u here... thanks for making it to my t...hi visiting u here... thanks for making it to my top 10 ec droppers..<br />see u again!caloyhttp://www.cahloy.comnoreply@blogger.com