Flooding the Sahara
"With reference to the daring French project for flooding the deBert of Sahara with what would be virtually a new sea, it may be well," Engineering remarks, "to recall…
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Floods & storms, 1885
35 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
Terrific Gale at Vienna
A gale of terrific force raged over Vienna and the neighborhood on the morning of Dec. 10. The most serious accident was that which happened to a train on its way from Vienna…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Floating Storm Observatory
There is talk of establishing a floating observatory seven or eight hundred miles to the west of Ireland with communication by cable to shore. The approach of storms…
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One of the most formidable undertakings in the way of waterway engineering is that for the better regulation of the Mississippi, proposed by Mr. Huntingdon, whose name is…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—There was a flood at Dubbo yesterday, owing to heavy rain. The railway drain again overflowed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Storms at Wagga Wagga. (From the Echo.) Wagga Wagga
The atmosphere was exceedingly close yesterday. Shortly after 5 o'clock a thunderstorm, attended erith strong winds, commenced. Rain fell in large quantities during…
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"WITH reference to the daring French project for (boding the desert of Sahara with what would be virtually a new sea, it may be well," Engineering remarks,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sand Storms in the Soudan
THE climate of the entire region through which the Nile flows is hot, but still not hotter than the climate of many places where Europeans are able to lead healthy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The R.M.S. Khedive in a Cyclone. (By Telegraph from the Herald.) Adelaide
The mail steamer Khedive, which arrived here to-day, reports that on the 19th instant she encountered a furious cyclone, accompanied with blinding rain and spray, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Origin of Thunderstorms
At the recent Congress of German medical men and physicists, Dr. S. Hoppe, of Hamburg, read a paper, in which he sought to Baow that the electricity of thunderstorms is…
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THE Port Albert correspondent of the Argus writes on Thursday last:—The heaviest flood that has visited this part of South Gippsland for seven years past…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Flood at Port Albert, Victoria. (By telegraph to the Argus.) Port Albert
The heaviest flood that has visited this part of South Gipps Land for seven years past came down the creeks east of the range yesterday evening. The Yarram-road, at the…
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Brief mention has been made in our columns of a terrific cyclone which occurred at Tamatave on the 25th of February last. The Creole of Reunion gives full particulars of…
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WE have received the following communication from Mr H. C. Russell, Government astronomer :— "Sir,—By telegram, dated 7.30 p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods, Droughts, and Forests
Floods and droughts have been accounted for as the results of the destruction of forests. It seems that not only do these dire consequences follow the work of the woodman's…
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From Vienna is reported one of the most violent storms ever witnessed. It broke over the Austrian Alpine country a few nights ago, and raged for hours. In Vienna trees…
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The Hydrographic Office of the Navy Department has for several months been engaged in collecting data to determine under what circumstances the use of oil is most efficacious in diminishing the danger…
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Chicago, June 3.—During the height of the storm last night, switchmen working near the Illinois Central roundhouse at the foot of Sixteenth-street, heard men shouting for…
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The following letter by Mr. N. Bartley appeared in the Brisbane Courier of Sept. 14. The present severe drought serves to remind me of a paper which I read 5th January, 1864, before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." "Be just and fear not." The Singleton Argus. Saturday, September 26Th, 1885. Political Thunderstorms
THE three weeks' fight is over. It was a poor figh', too. Naturally each side wished to find out how strong the other was. Perhaps they know now, and more…
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