'Unprecedented' Hurricane Ophelia set to hit Ireland with gusts of 130km/h - Irish Times

Irish Times

'Unprecedented' Hurricane Ophelia set to hit Ireland with gusts of 130km/h Irish Times Only 15 hurricanes have passed within 200 nautical miles of the Azores since scientific monitoring began in 1851. “This one [Hurricane Ophelia] is very unusual in that it has come just slightly westwards but it has taken a direct tack northwards,” Met ... and more »

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