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Hurricanes and Cats
Many believe that cats can predict the weather.
Weather scientists have given us intstruments to help.
Hurricanes
 If you had lived in South Florida in 1928 you would have experienced one of the worst hurricanes to hit this area. The National Hurricane Center did not exist, telephones were not in every home because of the cost, TV had not been invented, and there was only one radio station in S. Florida and very few people could afford a radio.
The only instrument that people would have access to was a barometer which measured atmospheric pressure. Many people depended on animal superstitions to predict the weather.
Cat Superstitions
If a cat washes behind its ear it will rain, but if he washes his face it is a sign of good weather.
If a cat sneezes once it is a sure sign of rain
If the cat claws the carpet there will be high winds.
A restless cat means a storm is brewing.
Did you know?
The U.S. Weather Bureau started using female names in 1953. In 1979, the National weather Service switched to a list with both male and female names.
Hurricane-like storms are called by different names in the different regions of the world. The name "hurricane" is given to systems that develop over the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Oceans. In the western North Pacific and the Philippines, these systems are called "Typhoons" while in the Indian and South Pacific Ocean, they are called "Cyclones."
Storms with winds of 74 mph or higher are classified as hurricanes. |
