Hurricane Teddy approaches Nova Scotia
Hurricane Teddy approaches Nova Scotia. Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory shows Hurricane Teddy off the eastern coast of Canada on September 22, 2020.
The enormous storm was 1,000 miles wide before it weakened and made landfall in Nova Scotia.
The post-tropical storm brought huge waves and strong winds to the Canadian coast and knocked out power across Nova Scotia, but caused little damage otherwise.T he land that comprises what is now Nova Scotia has been inhabited by the indigenous Miꞌkmaq people for thousands of years. France‘s first settlement in North America, Port-Royal, was established in 1605 and intermittently served in various locations as the capital of the French colony of Acadia for over a hundred years. The Fortress of Louisbourg was a key focus point in the struggle between the British and French for control of the area, changing hands numerous times until France relinquished its claims with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Hurricane Teddy approaches Nova Scotia.
The Fortress of Louisbourg was a key focus point in the struggle between the British and French for control of the area, changing hands numerous times until France relinquished its claims with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. During the American Revolutionary War, thousands of Loyalists settled in Nova Scotia.
Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
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By Chrissy Sexton, Earth.com Staff Writer
