Vintage Jamaica ~~~ 1815 Hurricane

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

The hurricane of October 1815 is frequently mentioned in general 19th century historical accounts as having been particularly severe. One interesting co-incidence is the catastrophic eruption of the volcano Tambora in Indonesia in April of 1815. It is widely recorded that the eruption had a serious impact on global climate for several years after 1815; it is probably unlikely that the Jamaican hurricane had any link to the eruption - but 1816 came to be known as 'the year without a summer' because of the eruption's impact on temperatures world-wide. authentic reports here