Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-13
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Storms In The un.

o. MGeGEy week a. IcGa there vas flesh
outbreak co Tie sup. The region of dis:ur-
BARGE 8ss jus; Gheei3g into view on the round.
ing e!tba. At first but s sirg'a small spot could
be seen. bu! tie d;atuy bnnce 10 tie cA:oncapheTc
Indicated that spots were forming rapidly. 10
half aa hcut after the fist observation three
spots were saen. The region was broken aud
sna!y Tor g:eat space, but the eres Of the dis.
turbanoe vas pot half SO greas as that man!iou.
cd last wtck. A erea! group cf sp9ts is jas.
disappearing frou view by tho suo's rotation.
As lhlS group was Just clmtg into view Shen
the great s.Grm region was disappearing, the
spots making the Latter must sooa resppesr by
the sun's rotation, u0ltss the7 lave baen Gissi-
pated while turned away from rs. These die.
lurbsuces seem to be 10 well d, Il lsd belts north
and s0uth Of the suns ,qasor.
1hs Geycl"pnens OF O ucW suu storm Wss CO.
irodeut with the furious heat last MondsY,
which was continued through she week. Thero
was telus;ve promisa tf raio las. Monday
oveyitg. Clcu:s roIIed up in ths west, but
there was no rsia fall. 1t would seem tha. c,a-
dersaliJn did not occur, because tho oool cur
rent wbioh seemed rescy to b;;pg reia was
warmed by the oVerhested air 80 that it failed
to perform ts ofioe. Ii requires csld to p7o-
duca condensation, and the cold currents which
| are rusbiog toward the heated regions bscomo
heated sy the solar energy aud the hot earth.
30 tho temperature ia not sufficiently reduced
to produce I'm. Tuo rsio OF lsss Thursday
plight, slthcush violen: srd quite oopicus, was
rally of liuie consequence, su quickly did the
hot earth clnVsrt it toto steam. Iho thirsty
pl1nts c}ud hardly dtink in tho posdad uoS,
| lure bstore 1t was evsDrrsted. Tbs forest ices
| which we're temporarily suodu:d by the rsio,
hsvs broken out egain, and clouds of smoke
cnver tie oonntrv Teere is o strong smeI! OF
fire il the air. Uncomfortable uiah.s are suo
caeded by burning d,ye. 10 view Ct present
conditions, i. is we'll to tu3oaod the water sup
ply and sll supplies 1t is quite proba-
able that the hot aud very dry summer
will bo followed By !oos cid wlo.er.
rh2Ic has been au u1prtc.dau!ed evapora.
ton Of moisture from tho sea a2d esrth
| When the reaction cones end condensation
bsRus tho less of beet will he 50 great thst the
cold will bo severe. Tho tfeo. of solar Gisus+
| bsuoes ou the Southern seas during the WlnIeT
10 this hemisphere will sill further o,up!;oa,e
matters ky adding Hatory Vspor, which mus: bo
| c)ndGnced, n bolug ;he air OF its heat couliuuS
| uusl5. Any considerable permanent increase OF
| sular ehefpY Wouli brlog glacial action, BY ia
creGslpg the cold OF winter through conders,
lion of excessive voIu nes of Tatery vapor, |!
the history OF tho grent glacier which once oov-
cred the slte of this city ecu be fully kcowu it
would doubtless b. found q result of incrs ased
| solar energy through series OF ycars-perhsps
a maXi0nn suo spot period in not very remote
simes FJs man lived on tho earth duriug the
glacial period, aud tho work Of his hands is
fOuod 10 the glacial drift. 1.-THE reaction from tho
present excessive beat o1u'l bs fsirly establish
ed before winter is here no pso;p!ct would be
better for mid wio;er. But ii action aud
re Nc:ion are equal. aud The re- action comes 10
siu'er there viii be pea.y of cold.-Rochester
|! Democrat.