Yankee Gale

Yankee Gale wata babbar guguwa ce a cikin Tekun St. Lawrence kusa da tsibirin Prince Edward, Kanada, wacce  ta fara a daren 3 ga Oktoba, 1851 kuma ta ci gaba har tsawon kwanaki biyu. Ana la'akari da shi mafi munin bala'in ruwa a tarihin tsibirin. Ban da jiragen ruwa na cikin gida, guguwar ta lalata yawancin jiragen kamun kifi na New England da ke aiki a cikin ruwa, inda ta ba da sunan gale. Akalla jiragen ruwa 74 ne aka lalata, kuma ma’aikatan jirgin 150 ne suka mutu.

 Babban Bayani 
James D. Lawson ne ya buga cikakken bayanin gale a cikin Mujallar Yarima Edward Island. Wannan asusun ya ba da misalin yanayi mai kyau tare da sararin sama mara gajimare da iska mai laushi.Wasu asusun za su ba da dalla-dalla yadda aka ga wani siffa mai tagulla a sararin sama na arewa maso yamma a yammacin ranar 3 ga Oktoba. Dogayen kumbura sun fara motsawa cikin Tekun St. Lawrence daga kudu maso gabas, yayin da iska ta fara tashi daga cikin kwata guda. Iskar ta koma arewa maso gabas a yammacin wannan rana, tana ƙaruwa da ƙarfi. Matsin lamba a fadin yankin ya fara faɗuwa cikin sauri, tare da barometer ɗaya akan Nova Scotia yana faɗuwa da 31 hPa ko mb/kusan inch 1 cikin sa'o'i 23. Guguwar ta ci gaba da yi kusan kwanaki biyu, a cewar daya daga cikin gundumomin jirgin ruwa daga yankin.

Yankin Yankee Gale ya faru ne kasa da watanni shida bayan wata mummunar guguwar da ake kira Minot's Light Storm ta afkawa Tekun St.

 Tasiri 
A kan kasa guguwar ba ta da tasiri Ko kadan, amma a cikin teku guguwar ta fi yin barna sosai. Jiragen ruwa a teku sun gane cewa guguwa na gabatowa, kuma suka yi kokarin tafiya gabas da tsibirin Yarima Edward. Gales arewa maso gabas sun toshe musu ci gaba. Jiragen ruwa sun yi yunƙurin tsayawa, amma sai guguwarsu ta tsage saboda iska, kuma suka zarce zuwa tsibirin. Jiragen ruwa a anka ko dai sun nutse a anka, ko kuma wasu jiragen ruwa da suka yi karo da su a lokacin guguwar ta kife. Galibin jiragen kamun kifi na Amurka sun fada cikin hadari. Akalla jiragen ruwa 74 da rayuka 150 ne suka rasa rayukansu. A yau, ana iya samun kaburburan mutanen Yankee Gale da aka kashe a makabartar kusa da gidan wuta na Cape tryon.

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