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.
Winter storm hits southern Ontario; Toronto under snowfall warning. CTVNews.ca Staff. Published Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:03AM EST. Last Updated Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:41PM EST. Parts of southern Ontario were pummelled with snow Saturday with more of the white stuff expected to fall throughout the weekend.ther parts of the province saw similar conditions. Environment Canada said that Hamilton and Burlington could see as much as 25 cm of snow by Sunday as cold easterly winds pick up extra moisture from the relatively mild waters of Lake Ontario.