Typhoon Chataan was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of
Chuuk, a state in the
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The
typhoon formed on June 28, 2002, near the FSM, and for several days it meandered while producing heavy rainfall across the region. On Chuuk, the highest 24-hour precipitation total was 506 mm (19.9 in), greater than the average monthly total. The rain produced floods up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep, causing landslides that killed 47 people. There was also one death on nearby
Pohnpei, and damage in the FSM totaled over $100 million. After affecting the FSM, Chataan began a northwest track as an intensifying typhoon. Its
eye passed just north of
Guam on July 4, though the eyewall moved across the island and dropped heavy rainfall (pictured), causing significant damage to property and some injuries. Typhoon Chataan attained its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph) on July 8. It weakened while turning to the north, and after diminishing to a tropical storm Chataan struck eastern Japan on July 10, flooding more than 10,000 houses and causing damage of about $500 million. The name Chataan means "rainy day" in the
Chamorro language, which is spoken on Guam. (
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Typhoon Chataan was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of
Chuuk, a state in the
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The
typhoon formed on June 28, 2002, near the FSM, and for several days it meandered while producing heavy rainfall across the region. On Chuuk, the highest 24-hour precipitation total was 506 mm (19.9 in), greater than the average monthly total. The rain produced floods up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep, causing landslides that killed 47 people. There was also one death on nearby
Pohnpei, and damage in the FSM totaled over $100 million. After affecting the FSM, Chataan began a northwest track as an intensifying typhoon. Its
eye passed just north of
Guam on July 4, though the eyewall moved across the island and dropped heavy rainfall (pictured), causing significant damage to property and some injuries. Typhoon Chataan attained its peak intensity of 175 km/h (110 mph) on July 8. It weakened while turning to the north, and after diminishing to a tropical storm Chataan struck eastern Japan on July 10, flooding more than 10,000 houses and causing damage of about $500 million. The name Chataan means "rainy day" in the
Chamorro language, which is spoken on Guam. (
Full article...)
1901 – U.S. Steel, the first billion-dollar corporation and once the world's largest producer of
steel, was incorporated by industrialist
J. P. Morgan.
A pile of
American bison skulls, waiting to be ground for
fertilizer; a man stands atop the pile, with another in front of it. Bison hunting in the United States, by both white settlers and
Plains Indian tribes, nearly led to the extinction of the species.
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English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,172,995 articles.
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