In the mid-nineteenth century, the German geologist, Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, named the trade and communication network Die Seidenstrasse (the Silk Road), and the term, also used in the plural, continues to stir imaginations with its evocative mystery.
Hurricane Emily (1993) Hurricane Emily in 1993 caused record flooding in the Outer Banks of North Carolina while remaining just offshore. The fifth named storm and first hurricane of the year's hurricane season, Emily developed from a tropical wave northeast of the Lesser Antilles on August 22. It moved northwestward and strengthened into a tropical storm on August 25, after becoming nearly stationary southeast of Bermuda.
August falls in hurricane season of Bermuda. But don't worry. Bermuda is generally well prepared to handle hurricanes compared to many of the Caribbean islands. To know when and how hurricane strikes Bermuda and its impacts, check Bermuda Hurricane. Here is a picture of how a typical day in August looks in Bermuda.