I remember my first years as a sailor for almost 60 years ago, and believe me it was some unforgettable experience!
In one of my first blogs that I wrote was about the hurricane season in the Caribbean Sea:
https://windmush.com/2020/04/20/the-time-zone-1963-when-the-caribbean-was-devastated-by-hurricane-and-virus/
And later in the Pacific Ocean:
https://windmush.com/2020/01/22/from-the-eye-of-a-hurricane/
To confirm my story’s, following text are copied from the Wikipedia.
“The 1963 Atlantic hurricane season featured one of the deadliest tropical cyclones on record in the Atlantic basin: Hurricane Flora. The season officially began on June 15 and lasted until November 15. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was an season in terms of tropical storms, with a total of ten nameable storms. The first system, an unnamed tropical storm, developed over the Bahamas on June 1. In late July, Hurricane Arlene, developed between Cape Verde and the Lesser Antilles. The storm later impacted Bermuda, where strong winds resulted in about $300,000 (1963 USD) in damage. Other storms such as hurricanes Beulah and Debra, as well as an unnamed tropical storm, did not impact land. During the month of September, Tropical Storm Cindy caused wind damage and flooding in Texas, leaving three deaths and approximately $12.5 million in damage. Hurricane Edith passed through the Lesser Antilles and the eastern Greater Antilles, causing 10 deaths and about $43 million in damage, most of which occurred in Martinique.”
“The 1964 Pacific typhoon season was the most active tropical cyclone season recorded globally, with a total of 39 tropical storms forming. It had no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1964, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.”
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Another year to remember was 1969, at the time I was living in Australia.
A heatwave around 45 degrees C in Sydney, with small birds falling dead from the sky! At the same time in Europe’s winter the port of Bremerhaven was frozen for the first time in over 100 years.
Climate changes has been going on for ever, the only difference today is the public information by internet and satellite weather forecasts!
What we are not told about, is a coming threat from the changing magnetic poles on earth, but this will be updated in my next post.
Thanks for reading,
Windmush/Curt 01-08-2022.
