A tragedy on 25 October 1859 lead one man in Great Britain to create the idea of predicting the weather. On 1 August 1861 The Times (of London) published the world's first forecast.
630 people drowned in the Irish Sea in one night. ⛵💀
— Proudofus.uk (@ProudofusUK) March 31, 2026
A British man studied the data afterwards. And invented something that every single person on earth uses every single day.
On 25 October 1859 the Royal Charter was hit by a hurricane off Anglesey. 450 people died. That same… pic.twitter.com/AKIY12DBRN
This is a link to the Proud Of Us UK video 630 People Drowned In One Night. One British Man Made Sure It Never Happened Again. 🇬🇧 over on YouTube
What happened to Great Britain?
The invention of the weather forecast: a story I'd never seen before - about something I can't recall ever NOT seeing before. Robert Fitzroy should be better known.
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