Hurricane Danny was the only
hurricane to make
landfall in the United States during the
1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The system formed on September 16 from an area of thunderstorms over the warm waters of the
Gulf of Mexico. Guided by two
high-pressure areas, the storm tracked toward the northeast, making landfall along the
Gulf Coast. Pushing inland, the storm moved across the southeastern United States and ultimately affected parts of
New England with rain and wind. Danny is noted for its extreme rainfall, the
tornadoes it spawned, and the damage it inflicted; it is blamed for causing nine fatalities and $100 million (1997 USD, $137 million 2011 USD) in losses. The storm dropped a record amount of rainfall over Alabama, including a total of 36.71 inches (932 mm) at
Dauphin Island. Flooding, power outages, and beach erosion occurred throughout the Gulf Coast, and flood rescues had to be performed in the immediate aftermath. The storm produced several tornadoes on the
East Coast, causing a great amount of damage. (
more...)
... that the author of An Embarrassment of Riches reimagined the Philippines as an island instead of an archipelago?
... that after several odd incidents during the recording for
Megadeth's TH1RT3EN, guitarist-vocalist Dave Mustaine speculated about a connection with
the unlucky number 13?
Twelve people, including the head of the
Cyprus Navy, are killed in an explosion at a naval base, the worst peacetime military accident in the history of
Cyprus.
People jigging—
fishing with a type of
lure known as a "jig"—for
squid in
Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. A jig consists of a lead sinker with a hook molded into it and usually covered by a soft body to attract fish. Jigs are intended to create a jerky, vertical motion, as opposed to
spinnerbaits which move through the water horizontally.
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Hurricane Danny was the only
hurricane to make
landfall in the United States during the
1997 Atlantic hurricane season. The system formed on September 16 from an area of thunderstorms over the warm waters of the
Gulf of Mexico. Guided by two
high-pressure areas, the storm tracked toward the northeast, making landfall along the
Gulf Coast. Pushing inland, the storm moved across the southeastern United States and ultimately affected parts of
New England with rain and wind. Danny is noted for its extreme rainfall, the
tornadoes it spawned, and the damage it inflicted; it is blamed for causing nine fatalities and $100 million (1997 USD, $137 million 2011 USD) in losses. The storm dropped a record amount of rainfall over Alabama, including a total of 36.71 inches (932 mm) at
Dauphin Island. Flooding, power outages, and beach erosion occurred throughout the Gulf Coast, and flood rescues had to be performed in the immediate aftermath. The storm produced several tornadoes on the
East Coast, causing a great amount of damage. (
more...)
... that the author of An Embarrassment of Riches reimagined the Philippines as an island instead of an archipelago?
... that after several odd incidents during the recording for
Megadeth's TH1RT3EN, guitarist-vocalist Dave Mustaine speculated about a connection with
the unlucky number 13?
Twelve people, including the head of the
Cyprus Navy, are killed in an explosion at a naval base, the worst peacetime military accident in the history of
Cyprus.
People jigging—
fishing with a type of
lure known as a "jig"—for
squid in
Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. A jig consists of a lead sinker with a hook molded into it and usually covered by a soft body to attract fish. Jigs are intended to create a jerky, vertical motion, as opposed to
spinnerbaits which move through the water horizontally.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
3,685,547 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.