Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoNo hurricane has ever crossed the equatori.redd.itimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageNo hurricane has ever crossed the equatori.redd.itBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaregrozzle@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThis map is a great illustration of why the “ty” of typhoon is from the “Tai” of Taiwan in the original meaning of the word. Bonus fun fact - “hurricane” is from a native Caribbean word, from the same language family as another loanword “hammock”.
This map is a great illustration of why the “ty” of typhoon is from the “Tai” of Taiwan in the original meaning of the word.
Bonus fun fact - “hurricane” is from a native Caribbean word, from the same language family as another loanword “hammock”.