THE GREAT WEATHER CYCLE. ."» 1 



1705 Europe — ''Great rains and floods all over the Continent of 



1705 Ireland — "Flood at Limerick : Half Limerick drowned." 

 1 707 England — "Great inundation at Dagenliam, Essex. < »,v / in u. i,nj 



over several years.'' May. 

 1709 England— "Great frost for three months with snow, etc." 



"That dreadful winter" (White's Selbourne). Mr. Derham 



supposed that this frost was greater than any within the 



memory of man. (Phil. Trans.) 

 1709 France — "A severe famine throughout the Kingdom (no 



doubt caused by rain and cold, as in Scotland and England). 

 1709 Scotland— "Famine from rain and cold." 

 1709 England— "Famine from rain and cold." 

 1711 England — "Frost severe up to March." 

 1711 Mobile, U.S.A. — "City almost destroyed by inundations at 



the mouth of the Mobile River." 

 1711 Camiola — "Famine from rains and mildew. Continued 



several years." 

 There is evidence from the foregoing statements from a 

 reliable source, to show that the period was an abnormally 

 wet one, ami is confirmation of the suspicion expressed by 

 Mr. Symons that " What might happen once might happen 

 again." Unfortunately the records are very meagre, if we 

 go back further into the past, but following extracts from 

 Mr. Walford's tables will, no doubt, be of interest in this 

 connection :— 



Wet period three cycles of 171 years back from 1875 - 1883 

 1362 -1370 



1365 England— "Violent rain storms." 



1369 England — "Great pestilence among men and larger animals 

 followed by i.nuwUtions and ».cte?isi>:e destruction of grain." 



Wet period four cycles of 171 years back from 1875 - 1883 

 1191-1199 



1193 to 1196 England and France — "Famine occasioned by inces- 

 sant rains. The common people (vulgus pauper tan J perished 

 everywhere for lack of food, and on the footsteps of famine 

 the fiercest pestilence followed in the form of acute fever." 



