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Cyclone Carlos smashes rainfall records

by on 22. Feb, 2011 in Uncategorized

Tropical Cyclone Carlos brought heavy rains to the coasts of Northern Territory and Western Australia in February 2011. In the Northern Territory city of Darwin, Carlos helped break rainfall records in what was already an unusually rainy month. The storm’s high winds and heavy rains also forced the suspension of petroleum mining projects in Western [...]

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Typhoon Fanapi rains heaviest in a century

by on 21. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

In the western Pacific tropical cyclone basin, Typhoon Fanapi roared ashore over southern Taiwan on September 19th. A Category 2 storm at impact, with maximum sustained winds of 101 mph (162 km/hr), Fanapi dumped copious amounts of rain, including 42.5 inches (1080 mm) in Majia, a rural township in Pingtung County. Two people were killed, [...]