Gale force for coastal areas, between and . The definition is very non-standard. A common alternative definition of the maximum is . The most common way of measuring wind force is with the Beaufort scale which defines a gale as wind from to . It is an empirical measure for describing wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions. On the original 1810 Beaufort wind force scale, there were four different "gale" designations whereas generally today there are two gale forces, 8 and 9, and a near gale 7: The word "gale" is derived from the older "gail", but its origin
Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society The book Feindliche Übernahme: Wie der Islam den Fortschritt behindert und die Gesellschaft bedroht ("Hostile Takeover: How Islam Impedes Progress and Threatens Society") was written by the German politician Thilo Sarrazin of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. It is published by the Finanzbuch Verlag (a member of the Münchener Verlagsgruppe GmbH) and has been released at the 30 August 2018. The book made it to #1 of the "Spiegel bestseller list", which is listing the best selling books in Germany per week. Thilo Sarrazin's best-known book "Deutschland schafft sich ab: