Storms Sentence Examples

The dust storms here can knock over trees.

You're so afraid of the storms.

The young trees require protection from storms and late frosts even more than in England; the red pine of the north-eastern states, Pinus resinosa, answers well as a nurse, but the pitch pine and other species may be employed.

He was here practically at the meeting-point of four distinct jurisdictions - Geneva, the canton Vaud, Sardinia and France, while other cantons were within easy reach; and he bought other houses dotted about these territories, so as never to be without a refuge close at hand in case of sudden storms. At Les Delices he set up a considerable establishment, which his great wealth made him able easily to afford.

The peace of Amiens gave the country a little rest, and the Dutch got back the Cape of Good Hope and their West Indian colonies; it was, however, but the brief and deceptive coast;- interlude between two storms; when war began tution of 1805.

But to the west of this, except in the Rocky Mountain region where storms are numerous, the frequency steadily diminishes, and along the Pacific coast there are large areas where thunder occurs only once or twice a year.

Below this the watershed of the Apennines is too near to the sea on that side to allow the formation of any large streams. Hence the rivers that flow in the opposite direction into the Adriatic and the Gulf of Taranto have much longer courses, though all partake of the character of mountain torrents, rushing down with great violence in winter and after storms, but dwindling in the summer into scanty streams, which hold a winding and sluggish course through the great plains of Apulia.

In all the upland valleys of the Abruzzi snow begins to fall early in November, and heavy storms occur often as late as May; whole communities are shut out for months from any intercourse with their neighbours, and some villages are so long buried in snow that regular passages are made between the different houses for the sake of communication among the inhabitants.

It is evident that as the latter increases in bulk, more and more attention must be paid to the dangers of uprooting by winds and storms. Various mechanisms have been adopted in different cases, some connected with the subterranean and others with the sub-aerial portions of the plant.

The winds are variable and seldom violent, except along the coast during the sub-tropical storms of late summer and early autumn.

In both cases, however, the storms appear to advance towards the area of greatest heat.

The influence of wind project for laying a telegraph cable between Ireland and on water-level is most remarkable in heavy storms on the flat Newfoundland.

His moods came and went like summer storms.

More thunder boomed.  Katie wondered what other kinds of storms the underworld might have.  Would it rain something other than black water?  With her luck, it'd rain bugs, like the beetle nest she skirted.

A few more storms like this and I'd have to buy a wig.

Diaz succeeded in rounding the southern point of Africa, which he named Cabo Tormentoso - the Cape of Storms - but King Joao II., foreseeing the realization of the long-sought passage to India, gave it the stimulating and enduring name of the Cape of Good Hope.

Murray's influence, however, being now supreme, he embarked in December for France, but was driven by storms on to Holy Island, where he was detained, and was subsequently, on the 18th of January 1564, seized at Berwick and sent by Elizabeth to the Tower, whence he was soon liberated and proceeded to France.

The harbours along the sounds and in the estuaries of the rivers are well protected from the storms of the ocean by the long chain of narrow islands in front, but navigation by the largest vessels is interrupted by shoals in the sounds, and especially by bars crossing the inlets between islands.

Among the more remarkable phenomena of the hotter seas of Asia must be noticed the revolving storms or cyclones, which are of frequent occurrence in the hot months in the Indian Ocean and China Sea, in which last they are known under the name of typhoon.

In these storms the wind invariably circulates from north by west through south to east.

Bellary is subject to disastrous storms and hurricanes, and to famines arising from a series of bad seasons.

On her way back to Scotland she was driven by storms to Portsmouth harbour and paid a friendly visit to Edward VI.

Navigation of the lake is rendered difficult both by sudden storms and by the absence of good bays and ports.

Unfortunately the island has hardly a regular harbour on any part of the coast; from its situation at the meeting, as it were, of seas, the currents in the neighbourhood are strong, and storms are very frequent.

The calm confidence of their Moravian fellow-passengers amid the Atlantic storms convinced Wesley that he did not possess the faith which casts out fear.

When the storms of persecution ceased and Christianity had become the imperial faith, the evil fruits of prosperity were not slow to appear.

The autumn months, particularly October and November, are those in which such storms most frequently occur.

There is evidence that, towards the close of the mediaeval period, great storms and tidal inundations occurred on the shores of the North Sea and Baltic, and in the course of these floods, culminating in 1297, the Zuider Zee was formed from a lake that existed in its neighbourhood, by the breaking down of dykes.

The ocean currents, the trade-winds blowing from the Australian mainland, and north-westerly storms from the Malayan islands, are no doubt responsible for the introduction of many, but not all, of these Malayan and Australasian species.

The climate is equable and moist, but healthy; but the islands are subject to heavy storms. The total population is estimated at 36,000.

These storms usually last from two to three days and cause much discomfort.

Winter rains are more frequent in southern Brazil, and violent storms prevail in August and September.

The storms serve to modify the intense heat, though the lightning and hail cause considerable damage.

The winds in winter are uniformly dry while dust storms are frequent at all seasons - a fact which renders the country unsuitable for persons suffering from chest complaints.

In storms the boulders could be heard striking each other overhead.

A peculiar difficulty arises in the case of the god of storms, who, written IM, was generally known in Babylonia as Ramman, " the thunderer," whereas in Assyria he also had the designation Adad.

His voyage was delayed by storms, and he appears to have been perplexed as to the safest route.

It need scarcely be said that these restricted approaches give littlc access to the storms which disturb the seas outside.

A calamitous atmospheric feature is the periodical arrival of storms called typhoons (Japanese tai-fu or great wind).

The Decade philosophique (year V., or 1796/1797), founded by Ginguene, is the first periodical of the magazine class which appeared after the storms of the Revolution.

In time, however, and especially during the 12th century, high tides and north-west storms swept away the western banks of the Vlie and submerged great tracts of land.

Owing to the great elevation and steepness of the mountains, dreadful storms arise among the hollows, often attended with fatal results.

Porphyra laciniata, the edible laver; Codium tomentosum, a coarse species; Padina pavonia, common in shallow water; Ulva latissima; Haliseris polypodioides; Sargassum bacciferum; the well-known gulf weed, probably transported from the Atlantic; Zostera marina, forming dense beds in muddy bays; the roots are cast up by storms and are valuable to dress the fields.

A closer investigation of the numerous long, narrow banks which lie off the Flemish coast and the Thames estuary shows that they are composed of fragments of rock abraded and transported by tidal currents and storms in the same way that the chalk and limestone worn off from the eastern continuation of the island of Heligoland during the last two centuries has been reduced to the coarse gravel of the off-lying Dune.

During this period Fichte's academic career had been troubled by various storms, the last so violent as to put a close to his professorate at Jena.

Electrical wind storms are frequent in these high altitudes.

These were artfully prolonged by Alexander until the autumn storms should begin.

The chief paths of depressions are from southwest to north-east across England; one track runs across the south-east and eastern counties, and is that followed by a large proportion of the summer and autumn storms, thereby perhaps helping to explain the peculiar liability of the east of England to damage from hail accompanying thunderstorms. A second track crosses central England, entering by the Severn estuary and leaving by the Humber or the Wash; while a third crosses the north of England from the neighbourhood of Morecambe Bay to the Tyne.

It is subject in winter to storms of extraordinary violence, but is never closed by ice.

Even in the rainy season on the lower river the rain does not fall continuously for a long period, the storms rarely lasting more than a few hours, but frequently attaining great violence.

Storms of extreme violence, accompanied by torrential rain, and in rare instances by hailstones, are of not uncommon occurrence.

China was in his eyes drifting from its ancient moorings, drifting on a sea of storms " to hideous ruin and combustion "; and the expedient that occurred to him to arrest the evil was to gather up and preserve the records of antiquity, illustrating and commending them by his own teachings.

Autumn storms raise dangerous seas.

Missouri lies very frequently in the dangerous quadrant of the great cyclonic storms passing over the Mississippi valley - indeed, northern Missouri, lies in the area of maximum frequency of tornadoes.

The rain falls, generally, in heavy and sudden storms, and frequently washes away the surface soil.

Victoria Nyanza is remarkable for the severe and sudden storms which sweep across it, rendering navigation dangerous.

The worst storms occur in autumn, when the immense quantity of shipping on the lake makes them specially destructive.

In this month breeding ewes recover condition and strength to withstand the winter storms. Ram auctions are on in September and draft ewe sales begin and continue through October.

The broader theories of modern zoology might seem to have little bearing on the Echinoderma, for it is not long since the study of these animals was compared to a landlocked sea undisturbed by such storms as rage around the origin of the Vertebrata.

The years 1871, 1879, 1881 and 1892 were made memorable by particularly severe storms. There are 150 to 175 " growing days " for crops between the frosts of spring and autumn, and eight in ten days are bright with sunshine - half of them without a cloud.

Meanwhile Richmonds little fleet was dispersed by the same storms that scattered Buckinghams army, and he was forced to return to Brittany without having landed in England.

It conceived itself as the trustee of a system of government which, however theoretically imperfect, alone of the governments of Europe had survived the storms of the Revolution intact.

Though he administered the affairs of his kingdom with enlightened liberality Saxony did not escape the political storms which broke upon Germany in 1848.

The climate of the whole state is influenced by the storms which move eastward along the Canadian border and by those which move northward up the Mississippi Valley, and that of the eastern and northern sections is moderated by the Great Lakes.

In the northern section the heavy snowfall is caused by the cyclonic storms along the Canadian border, and in the southern section the snowfall is increased by the storms which ascend the Mississippi Valley.

His original character was that of a solar deity, and he personifies more specifically the sun of the spring-time who conquers the storms of the winter season.

The bearded varieties are supposed to be hardier; at any rate they defy the ravages of predatory birds more completely than the unarmed varieties, and they are preferable in countries liable to storms of wind, as less likely to have their seeds detached.

In western New Guinea, according to the Dutch missionaries, there is a vague notion of a universal spirit, practically represented Spirit by several malevolent powers, as Manoin, the mostn the woods; Narw, in the worship. c p louds, u above the trrees, l a sort of Erl-Konig h o carries off children; Faknik, in the rocks by the sea, who raises storms. As a protection against these the people construct - having first with much ceremony chosen a tree for the purpose - certain rude images called karwars, each representing a recently dead progenitor, whose spirit is then invoked to occupy the image and protect them against their enemies and give success to their undertakings.

Terrific storms sometimes break over the island; and it has been more than once visited by earthquakes.

Their surfaces often show minute crescentic or rounded cracks which are the edges of small conchoidal fractures produced by the impact of one pebble on another during storms or floods.

The climate is oceanic; fogs are common, violent storms are frequent at all seasons.

Storms are frequent in the region of the south Alps and along the coast.

Starting with the indisputable fact that man's life and happiness are largely dependent upon phenomena in the heavens, that the fertility of the soil is de pendent upon the sun shining in the heavens as well as upon the rains that come from heaven, that on the other hand the mischief and damage done by storms and inundations, to both of which the Euphratean Valley was almost regularly subject, were to be traced likewise to the heavens, the conclusion was drawn that all the great gods had their seats in the heavens.

Shelter against severe storms is needed.

Such storms are, however, rare.

The average velocity of the winds is comparatively low and violent storms are rare.

Magnetic storms cause irregular variations sometimes of one or two degrees.

In the rainy season the lake is subject to violent storms.

The rain had quit for the day, though the tropical storm spinning around in the Gulf guaranteed another week or so of sporadic storms.

While Dean was anxious to retrieve his Jeep without having to make a round trip from town and pay a service station bill to boot, the wisdom of challenging the mother of all storms was looking less prudent by the second.

I figured an L.A. born girl wouldn't have experienced anything like these storms.

These large areas can produce considerable amounts of surface water runoff in heavy storms.

Jill snaps and storms out, utterly ashamed of the lot of them.

These ' magnetic storms ' disrupt radio communications and have even caused electricity blackouts.

The passage containing the breccia floods and drains after severe storms in the area.

We know to what storms of passion even celestial minds can yield.

Now the rains have come but storms have destroyed crops, deepening the crisis.

He storms off to his room, still defiant.

Travelers on their way through the Arabian desert to Mount Sinai, on some rare occasions encounter such storms.

This annual variability is especially evident at the southern end, where easterly and south-easterly winter storms have caused severe drawdown.

Storms of a different kind now enveloped the paper.

These spot weather events bigger than 50 km across, but miss the smaller-scale storms that feed flash floods.

This storm offered a foretaste of many dangerous storms to which I was subjected during the trip.

This protects us from harmful ultraviolet light and x rays from solar magnetic storms.

Late spring Greenland storms Drown thousands of harp seal pups, Nothing on TV.

A belief in the comet storms led Donald Morris and Muller to a method of explaining some of the geomagnetic reversal.

This approach results in the identification of some ten to twenty historical geomagnetic storms.

From July to October the humidity is high as the tropical sun is punctuated by short but spectacular rain storms.

But the Sun is still having bigger sunspots, flares and storms than during the year 2000.

Winter storms can remove great swathes of sand right down to the underlying rock.

The storms, many of which spawned tornadoes, ripped off roofs, smashed homes and left many without power.

However, some storms, including tornadoes, still cannot be forecast accurately.

Last year Rarotonga was hit by three separate tropical storms in two weeks.

As to weather, expect increasingly turbulent storms of greater strength and amplitude.

The storms caused at least 35 deaths, and new twisters are expected tonight.

Violent storms are increasingly common as the conveyor becomes wobbly on its way to collapse.

The exposed position of the bay, and the diversity of its currents, have rendered it notorious for its storms.

They are mostly based on data as to the hour of commencement of thunderstorms. Data as to the hour when storms are most severe would throw the maximum later in the day.

Rarely affected by a cyclone, though within the influence of practically every one that blows in the Bay of Bengal, the Andamans are of the greatest importance because of the accurate information relating to the direction and intensity of storms which can be communicated from them better than from any other point in the bay, to the vast amount of shipping in this part of the Indian Ocean.

It is not difficult to imagine the storms aroused by this indiscreet proposal; and had not the majority of the Frenchmen assembled at Constance had the sagacity to ref use to uphold the cardinal of Cambrai on this point, the upshot would have been a premature dissolution of the council.

The lake is subject to occasional storms, especially from the south-south-east and south-west, which leave a heavy swell and impede navigation.

The prevailing winds respond to the stronger poleward temperature gradients of winter by rising to a higher velocity and a more frequent and severer cyclonic storminess; and to the weaker gradients of summer by relaxing to a lower velocity with fewer and weaker cyclonic storms; but furthermore the northern zone occupied by the prevailing westerlies expands as the winds strengthen in winter, and shrinks as they weaken in summer; thus the stormy westerlies, which impinge upon the north-western coast and give it plentiful rainfall all through the year, in winter reach southern California and sweep across part of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida; it is for this reason that southern California has a rainy winter season, and that the states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico are visited in winter by occasional intensified cold winds, inappropriate to their latitude.

The king had now many opportunities of seeing Mme Scarron, and, though at first he was prejudiced against her, her even temper contrasted so advantageously with the storms of passion and jealousy exhibited by Mme de Montespan, that she grew steadily in his favour, and had in 1678 the gratification of having her estate at Maintenon raised to a marquisate and herself entitled Mme de Maintenon by the king.

Starting with a visit to Piombino, on the coast opposite Elba, he went by way of Siena to Urbino, where he made drawings and began works; was thence hastily summoned by way of Pesaro and Rimini to Cesena; spent two months between there and Cesenatico, projecting and directing canal and harbour works, and planning the restoration of the palace of Frederic II.; thence hurriedly joined his master, momentarily besieged by enemies at Imola; followed him probably to Sinigaglia and Perugia, through the whirl of storms and surprises, vengeances and treasons, which marked his course that winter, and finally, by way of Chiusi and Acquapendente, as far as Orvieto and probably to Rome, where Caesar arrived on the 14th of February 1503.

On the political storms which shook his country and drove him from one employment to another, he seems to have looked not with the passionate participation of a Dante or a Michelangelo but rather with the serene detachment of a Goethe.

The first years of his episcopate were tranquil; then the storms in which the remainder of his life was passed began to gather round him.

There are great storms on the sea.

I was never cast away nor distressed in any weather, though I encountered some severe storms.

In general, the summer of 1812 was remarkable for its storms.

It was really hot, but then they had rain storms in the afternoons but they were pretty wicked as well to be honest.

Storms on the 22nd were responsible for more than half the total June rainfall in some southern catchments.

I was saddened to see how much coral had been broken off in recent storms.

But the Sun is still having bigger Sunspots, flares and storms than during the year 2000.

It 's not natural - the tic-tac hail storms the evil tic-tac tyrant who has taken over sweetie planet makes it happen .

Amidst the storms and the tempests of life he extends his prospects to the regions of everlasting peace.

Thundery troughs over France gave a lot of storms there during the day.

The typhoon season has brought three powerful storms to the region in recent weeks, killing more than 150 people.

Some farmers believe that these blustery winter storms we're having portend a blazing hot summer ahead.

Bradfords are not very sturdy, often splitting in strong storms, so consider other varieties such as Aristocrat if you don't want to have to perform a lot of maintenance or replace your trees after foul weather.

You need not be a scientist to know that severe storms and weather events are occurring more frequently now than in the past.

An increase in atmospheric and ocean temperatures is associated with the increased number of violent storms in recent years, as tropical cyclones thrive in warmer sea waters.

This can lead to more intense storms and flooding.

They may be damaged by lightning storms, and in turn may kill wildlife.

Increasing climactic temperatures, especially as the oceans warm up, seem to be increasing the severity of storms all over the world.

Despite California's reputation for having a warm climate and mild weather conditions, when winter storms hit, the mountain roads can get nasty.

Nobody wants to hear the words cyclones, but virtually anywhere in the tropics can experience one of these storms.

While the most popular Caribbean beaches are out of the regular paths of major storms, it is wise to consider wedding insurance in case Mother Nature has other plans for your special day.

Even if you plan your beach wedding for a time of the year when storms are rare, a back-up plan is still advisable.

Eight high school students died during the storms.

Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and the tremendous storms can alter itineraries and disrupt vacations with very little notice.

Another good quality is their power of withstanding the storms of autumn.

Although earlier than S. sibirica, it does not so well withstand cold rains and storms, and therefore some tufts of it should be placed in warm sunny spots of the rock garden or sheltered border.

Adding storms and doing simple repairs will increase the energy efficiency of those old windows.

Whether a building is located in an area that gets mass amounts of sunlight or a type of climate where hurricanes and other larger storms commonly occur, these shutters help to subdue different weather conditions.

Heavy storms commonly occur in various climates around the world.

These storms likely leave a plethora of damages in their paths.

Some of the most frequent problems storms leave behind are broken windows and doors in need of repair.

Order your aluminum storms based on your measurements.

Engine trouble, heavy storms, and impassable roads can all leave drivers stuck in the emergency lane.

Considered the most violent of all types of atmospheric storms, a tornado is a column of air that reaches from a thunderstorm, or the cloud base, down to the ground.

The mild climate with its balmy winters ensures that parks can stay open throughout the year, yet Orlando is far enough away from the coast to be spared the brunt of severe storms, including hurricanes.

In poor weather, including lighting storms and light rain, the coaster will be closed to protect the safety and comfort of riders (even a light rain can be painful at 128 miles per hour).

When you visit amusement parks in Florida, especially during the summer months, hot, humid temps and afternoon storms are always a concern.

What are the inclement weather guidelines, especially for lightning storms and extreme heat?

Fears among toddlers include strangers, animals, bugs, storms, sirens, large objects, dark colors, darkness, people with masks, monsters, and "bad" people, such as burglars.

You have weathered the storms of life together.

It's a good idea for everyone who lives in areas that experience snow storms and other weather issues that can result in power loss during the winter to have at least one portable heater that runs on gas for this purpose.

If you are in the market for a space heater to ensure that your family has access to a heat source during winter storms, a portable gas heater is a better choice than an electric space heater.

Because of this fact, portable electric heaters are not designed to provide warmth during winter storms when power outages are likely.

They can also provide a heat source when the power is out during winter storms.

In December of 2008, the Catholic Charities of Paterson, New Jersey, organized a large furniture "give-away" to households that were destroyed by flooding from the April storms of 2008.

It's the largest planet in our solar system, is consider one of the "gas giants" and has storms so strong that scientists can only marvel at their ferocity.

Life will not always be a breeze for this couple, but they have what it takes to weather the storms together and survive the winds of change.

This system allowed them to make very accurate predictions about earthly changes such as typhoons and other storms, as well as the best time for farmers to plant and harvest crops.

National Severe Storms Laboratory offers coloring pages for kids who want to learn about weather and weather patterns.

While they suffered through a number of storms and difficulties to be expected when living off of the mainland, as far as anyone knows, no one ever died at the lighthouse.

Scratches Sookie storms away from Bill and is assaulted in the woods.

More storms may be lurking just beyond the horizon.

Depending on the region you live in, you may consider renting a pressure washer to clean the sides of the house and exterior to remove loose dirt and other detritus left by storms.

Many trips are delayed or cancelled all together because of bad weather like snow or thunder storms.

Storms, fires, and floods do not distinguish between rental properties and owner-occupied properties.

For example, if you live in an area known for intense summer storms you may want to list a direct lightning strike as a specific peril on your policy.

It makes sense that the insurance premiums would cost more when the condo is located on the beach, particularly in an area where severe storms are known to occur.

Black is definitely a color that has weathered the finicky fashion storms for centuries.

In so doing, will face the storms of life.

She loses her temper at a tabloid reporter and storms out of the office.

They allow the team to safely get close to storms as well as track weather conditions.

It is used as a support vehicle for the teams who get close to the storms.

These are mobile Doppler radar units that provide precise storm tracks and meteorological information so that the storm chasers can predict outbreaks and determine where they can enter storms safely.

He chases storms in the hopes of collecting data about tornadoes that he can use to learn how to better predict tornadoes, so earlier and more accurate tornado warnings can be issued.

They had to face extreme storms, including gale force winds.

Truckers must decide whether to stop and wait the storms out, or continue and take their chances.

Often, these storms include whiteouts, making visibility near zero.

This is also the time of year when big storms come barreling across the water, making for unstable weather conditions.

In the latter, what seems to start out as a tale about guardian angels turns into an exciting chase through time-traveling electrical storms.

In severe storms the water near shore is filled with sand, which is deposited where the currents are checked around the ends of jetties in such a way as to form bars out into the lake across improved channels.

Iceland lies contiguous to that part of the north Atlantic in which the shifting areas of low pressure prevail, so that storms are frequent and the barometer is seldom firm.

As autumn grew nearer, the summer storms began to abate.

Protected from the harsh winter storms, the valley was already lush and green.

The tall trees were draped in a white robe that had drifted to the earth, not snarled their way downward like the wind driven Eastern storms where snow was a dirty word, not the magical hush that mother nature bestowed on the mountains of the west.

The flakes were not large, but unlike most gentle Ouray snow storms, they didn't drift to the ground like tiny dust motes.

In time the trees began to thin and patches of old snow appeared in ever increasing numbers, tucked in dark crevices, left over from winter storms of months long past.

Josh knew she was afraid of storms, but now he had Lori to think about.

How often did these storms strike?

You don't have storms out there, do you?

We have storms, but nothing like this.

Its greatest defect is the cold southerly and westerly storms, which cause great losses in cattle and sheep. The Patagonian coast-line and mountainous region are also healthy, having a dry and bracing climate.

Hail storms are of frequent occurrence in the Carpathians.

Violent storms occur in spring and autumn, and the rainfall, including snow, amounts to 25 in.

Built on open undulating ground, the town is, however, subject to frequent dust storms and to considerable variations in the temperature.

In 1743, from the circumstance that an eclipse not visible in Philadelphia because of a storm had been observed in Boston, where the storm although north-easterly did not occur until an hour after the eclipse, he surmised that storms move against the wind along the Atlantic coast.

During many successive years he saw a great deal of hard service, and so constantly had he to contend, on his various expeditions, with adverse gales and dangerous storms, that he was nicknamed by the sailors, "Foul-weather Jack."

Abandoned since 495 - for Kasyapa was eventually slain during a battle fought in the plain beneath - it has, on the whole, well withstood the fury of tropical storms, and is now used again to gain access to the top. When rediscovered by Major Forbes in 1835 the portions of the gallery where it had been exposed for so many centuries to the south-west monsoon, had been carried away.

In the churchyard the graves are buttressed, storms being frequent and violent on this unprotected coast.

Between these cyclonic storms come areas of high pressure, or anticyclones, with dry cool air in summer, and dry cold air in winter, sometimes with such decided changes in temperature as to merit the name cold wave.

This breakwater changed an open roadstead into a harbour completely sheltered on the most exposed or south-west side; but there was still liability in certain months to storms from the north-west and south-east.

Storms endangering life and property occur only in the east, caused by a high north wind with snow or rain and a low temperature.

Tornadoes are not unknown, and local hail storms are frequent in the summer, but do little damage.

A great part of his fleet had been scattered and destroyed by storms. The most important event in his reign was the voluntary submission of the Icelandic commonwealth.

He is a god of storms; a god of light or a solar god; a chthonian god, one of the deities of the subterranean world, who could bring prosperity as well as ruin upon men, although in time his destructive qualities obscured the others.

Attracted by his gifts, pirates from the North Sea kidnap the boy, but terrified by the storms which subsequently beset them, put him ashore on the coast of Cornwall, whence he finds his way to the court of his uncle King Mark.

On the one hand he is the god who, through bringing on the rain in due season, causes the land to become fertile, and, on the other hand, the storms that he sends out bring havoc and destruction.

It appears from Craig's letter, to which we may therefore assign the date 3589, that, five years before, he had made an attempt to reach Uranienburg, but had been baffled by the storms and rocks of Norway, and that ever since then he had been longing to visit Tycho.

From December to February violent thunder and hail storms are experienced.

In the winter or dry season there are occasional heavy dust storms.

The French admiral, who had anchored above Newport, R.I., came to sea to meet him, but both fleets were scattered by storms. D'Estaing sailed to Boston on the 21st of August.

A curious feature of the cyclonic storms is that, whether they cross the interior of the country near the northern or southern boundary or along an intermediate path, they converge towards New England as they pass on toward the Atlantic; and hence that the north-eastern part of the United States is subjected to especially numerous and strong weather changes.

The proximity of the sea or of great lakes, the elevation and the direction of mountain chains, the usual path of storms and of prevalent winds, and the relative length of day and amount of sunshine in summer and winter all have their effect on different parts of Canada.

The winter storms often sweep a little to the north of southern Ontario, so that what falls as snow in the north is rain in the south, giving a much more variable winter, often with too little snow for sleighing.

Constant, who had met Madame de Stael at Lausanne in 1794, followed her in the next year to Paris, where he rapidly became a personage in the moderate republican circle which met in her salon; and by 1796 he had established with her intimate relations, which, in spite of many storms, endured for ten years.

The rainy season lasts from the end of May until October; storms are frequent and violent.

The place cannot now be identified, as the formation of the Baltic coast has been much modified in the course of subsequent centuries, partly by the gradual silting up of the sea, and partly by the storms of the 14th century.

Violent wind storms generally come from the south.

Thunderstorms are frequent and occasionally very severe, between May and September; the annual average of thunderstorms for the decennium1888-1897was 505, the greatest frequency was in May (average 100.3) and in June (average 90.7); the severity of these storms may be imagined from the fact that in a half-hour between 5 and 6 p.m.

The port or rather roadstead has a sandy bottom, and is exposed to violent storms from the N.E.

His views were those of a moderate reformer, who desired to renovate but not to end the institutions of the old monarchy; and his memoirs set forth in a favourable light the actions of that parlement, the existence of which was soon to be terminated amid the political storms of the close of the year 1789.

Relations to Magnetic Storms. - That there is an intimate connexion between aurora when visible in temperate latitudes and terrestrial magnetism is hardly open to doubt.

A bright aurora visible over a large part of Europe seems always accompanied by a magnetic storm and earth currents, and the largest magnetic storms and the most conspicuous auroral displays have occurred simultaneously.

Noteworthy examples are afforded by the auroras and magnetic storms of August 28-29 and September 1-2, 1859; February 4, 1872; February 13-14 and August 12, 1892; September 9, 1898; and October 31, 1903.

In high latitudes, however, where both auroras and magnetic storms are most numerous, the connexion between them is much less uniform.

Birkeland (19), who has made a special study of magnetic disturbances in the Arctic, proceeding on the hypothesis that they arise from electric currents in the atmosphere, and who has thence attempted to deduce the position and intensity of these currents, asserts that whilst in the case of many storms the data were insufficient, when it was possible to fix the position of the mean line of flow of the hypothetical current relatively to an auroral arc, he invariably found the directions coincident or nearly so.

Records at Cairo show that the rainfall is very irregular, and is furnished by occasional storms rather than by any regular rainy season; still, most falls in the winter months, especially December and January, while, on the other hand, none has been recorded in June and July.

In the open desert rain falls even more rarely, but it is by no means unknown, and from time to time heavy storms burst, causing sudden floods in the narrow ravines, and drowning both men and animals These are more common in the mountainous region of the Sinai peninsula, where they are much dreaded by the Arabs.

Navigation is dangerous owing to the frequency and violence of the storms, and the almost total absence of shelter.

While the laminated portion of the thallus is being gradually worn off in our latitudes during the autumnal storms, a vigorous new growth appears at the junction of the stipe and the blade, as the result of which a new piece is added to the stipe and the lamina entirely renovated.

Their structure is adapted to short voyages in a sea well studded with harbours, not exposed to the most violent storms or most dangerous tides.

He certainly had not approved of Henry's general treatment of the church, especially during the ascendancy of Cromwell, and he was frequently visited with storms of royal indignation, which he schooled himself to bear with patience.

But, while he caused storms and shipwrecks, he could also send favouring winds; hence he was known as Soler, " the preserver."

The seaward banks of the lagoons are frequently broken in storms, and the narrow channels through them are constantly shifting.

The hot season throughout this part of the country is rendered more trying by frequent dust storms and fiery winds; whilst the bare rocky ridges that traverse the country, absorbing heat by day and radiating it by night, render the summer nights most oppressive.

But the greater part of north-west India is served as a rule by cyclonic storms between the two currents.

The heaviest rainfall occurs in April, and is accompanied by violent storms.

The island is mountainous and wooded, and completely shelters the harbour from easterly storms. The surroundings are highly picturesque and tropical in character, but the town itself is poorly built and unattractive.

A uniformly high temperature, excessive humidity, heavy rainfalls and violent tropical storms, known as typhoons or baguios, are characteristic of the Philippine climate.

But the storms in Irak and Mesopotamia had not yet altogether subsided.

For days in succession when it storms along the Southern California coasts and dense rain clouds blow landwards to the mountains, leaving snow or rain on their summits, it has been observed that within a few miles beyond the ridge the contact of the desert air dissipates the remaining moisture of the clouds into light misty masses, like a steam escape in cold air.

Roman civic institutions perished; but probably parts of the population survived, and small Christian congregations with their bishops in most cases seem to have weathered all storms. Much of the city walls presumably remained standing, and within them German communities soon settled.

We have seen how closely the serpent is associated with water generally (§ 5 seq.), and since we meet with the belief that sources will dry up when the serpent-occupant is killed (Bechuanas, Zulus), or that they will resent impurities thrown into their springs by causing storms (tribes of the Hindu-Kush), it is not surprising to find elaborate precautions for the propitiation of such powerful beings.

There are still many cattle in the state, but they are divided up into small herds, no longer depending upon the open range for a precarious subsistence during the winter, but are sheltered and fed during winter storms on the hay ranches.

In one case observations taken for fifty years show that during the five days from the list to the 25th of March and September, there were fewer gales and storms than during the preceding and succeeding five days.

Severe storms make navigation dangerous in winter.

The most unpleasant portions of Jefferson's Anas are those in which, with an air of psychological dissection, he details the storms of passion into which the president was driven by the newspaper attacks upon him.

Before the plains were fenced large herds drifted to the south in the winter, but now sufficient hay and alfalfa are cut to feed the cattle during the storms, which at longest are brief.

Some of the smaller islands of these groups are also inhabited, though the excessive rainfall of these latitudes and the violent westerly storms render them highly unfavourable for human occupation.

The landings are generally dangerous because of the surf, and the anchorages are unsafe from storms on the unprotected side.

Inside the island of Chiloe the large gulfs of Chacao (or Ancud) and Corcovado are well protected from the severe westerly storms of these latitudes, but they are little used because the approach through the Chacao channel is tortuous and only 2 to 3 m.

The large Gulf of Penas, south of Taytao peninsula, is open to the westerly storms of the Pacific, but it affords entrance to several natural harbours.

They are fed from the melting snows and periodical storms of the higher Andes, and most of them are completely dry part of the year.

The Andes, although much broken in these latitudes, also exert a modifying influence on these eastern districts, sheltering them from the cold westerly storms and giving them a drier climate.

Who can write so graphically the history of the storms they have weathered as these rents have done?

It is a mirror which no stone can crack, whose quicksilver will never wear off, whose gilding Nature continually repairs; no storms, no dust, can dim its surface ever fresh;--a mirror in which all impurity presented to it sinks, swept and dusted by the sun's hazy brush--this the light dust-cloth--which retains no breath that is breathed on it, but sends its own to float as clouds high above its surface, and be reflected in its bosom still.

Tropical storms with winds of greater speeds, of course, are hurricanes.