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Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever observed, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 ... > more -
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Australia, from December 24 to December 25, ... > more -
Weather forecasting
Weather forecasting is the application of current technology and science to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location. Weather forecasts are made by collecting as ... > more -
List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes
This is a list of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes. A Category 5 hurricane, on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, is the most catastrophic hurricane that can form. They are rare in the eastern Pacific ... > more -
Rogue wave (oceanography)
Rogue waves, also known as freak waves, are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves which can sink even large ships and ocean liners. In oceanography, they are more concisely defined as ... > more -
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Social effects of Hurricane Katrina
The impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the history of the United States. In addition to the over 1,300 fatalities caused by Katrina over ... > more -
Circle of latitude
On the Earth, a circle of latitude or parallel is an imaginary east-west circle that connects all locations with a given latitude. The position on the circle of latitude is given by the longitude. ... > more -
Cyclone Monica
Cyclone Monica, also designated Severe Tropical Cyclone Monica, was a tropical cyclone that affected northern Australia from April 17, 2006 until April 26, 2006. It is the strongest storm of the ... > more -
1923 Great Kanto earthquake
The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake struck the Kanto plain on the Japanese main island of Honshu at 11:58 on the morning of September 1, 1923. The quake was later estimated to have had a magnitude ... > more
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