2008 Atlantic hurricane season 18 named storms, 7 to 10 hurricanes, and 3 to 6 major hurricanes. WSI, meanwhile, issued their final seasonal outlook on August 27, reaffirming their numbers from the previous month. The 2008 hurricane season saw the first occurrence of major hurricanes in the months of July through November. Four storms formed before the start of August, and the season also had the earliest known date for three storms to be active on the same day: Hurricane Bertha, and Tropical Storms Cristobal and Dolly were all active on July 20. This season was also one of only nine Atlantic seasons on
Bertha Johnson Bertha Johnson Bertha Johnson (1846–1927) was the principal of the Association of Home Students, which would become St Anne's College, University of Oxford, and a campaigner for women's education. Her parents were Elizabeth and Dr. Robert Bentley Todd FRS and she was born in Charing Cross on 20 January 1846. Her father was an enthusiast for nursing and he was a Professor at King's College, London.She was educated at home with her brother and she excelled at music and the arts. She played the piano and her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy. She was one of the first