Tornadoes and Waterspouts in Ireland

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Tornadoes and Waterspouts in Ireland

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Author: John Tyrrell

Type: Hardback

ISBN: 9781782054597

Date: 28th October, 2021

Publisher: CORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

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  2. Meteorology and Climatology
  3. The Earth

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People living in Ireland do not expect to encounter a tornado. But, why not? They have been part of the Irish climate and have tracked across the land for hundreds of years. Indeed, during the last three decades they have visited every county in Ireland. This book traces how for centuries there was not the vocabulary to record them in a way we would recognise them today. In retrieving these records new insights emerge into both the written historical record and phrases used in our contemporary accounts. It introduces those conditions in Ireland favourable for tornadoes and waterspouts. Being localised phenomena they are ill suited for capture by the meteorological network, which was designed for quite different purposes.

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