Its formation Coming_to_be was the result Causation of an increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in the Madden–Julian oscillation , which also contributed Causation to a twin storm Catastrophe in the north Indian Ocean that hit Attack Oman , and another set of storms Catastrophe in northeast and southeast Indian Ocean .

The engagement Hostile_encounter was the third successful French attack Attack on an Indian Ocean convoy Patrolling in just over a year , the French frigates being part of a squadron operating Being_in_operation from the Île de France under Commodore Jacques Hamelin .

Combined Cause_to_amalgamate with limited Limiting British resources in the region , this allowed Preventing_or_letting the French frigates significant freedom Releasing to attack Attack British interests across the Ocean .

As a result Causation , this was the last successful attack Attack on a British merchant convoy Patrolling in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter .

In late 1808 , a significant Causation French squadron was deployed Arranging to Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) to disrupt Commitment British trade in the Indian Ocean .

Allemand 's expedition Attack of 1805 , often referred to as the Escadre invisible ( invisible squadron ) in French sources , was an important French naval expedition Attack during the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter , which formed Coming_to_be a major diversion to the ongoing Trafalgar Campaign Military_operation in the Atlantic Ocean .

The Action of 18 November 1809 was the most significant engagement Hostile_encounter of a six-month cruise by a French frigate squadron in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars .

The last battle Hostile_encounter of the German battleship `` Bismarck '' took place Process_start in the Atlantic Ocean approximately west of Brest , France , on 26–27 May 1941 .

French privateers operating Control from the Indian Ocean islands of Île Bonaparte and Île de France were a serious threat to British trade across the Indian Ocean during the Wars Hostile_encounter , and the British deployed Arranging numerous methods of intercepting them , including disguising warships as merchant vessels to lure Hold privateers into unequal engagements Hostile_encounter with more powerful warships .

French privateers operating Control from the Indian Ocean islands of Île Bonaparte and Île de France were a serious threat to British trade across the Indian Ocean during the Wars Hostile_encounter , and the British deployed Arranging numerous methods of intercepting them , including disguising warships as merchant vessels to lure Hold privateers into unequal engagements Hostile_encounter with more powerful warships .

Altogether , more than 200 million people were affected Influence , in an area ranging Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and extending Expansion south to include Cause_to_be_included roughly 187 million residents of the Continental United States .

It was the sixth named Name_conferral storm Catastrophe of the season , having developed Coming_to_be on January 24 , 1989 in the south-west Indian Ocean .

Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo ( ; also known as Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo ) was both the most intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe ever recorded Recording in the South-West Indian Ocean and the most intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe worldwide in 2004 .

Being unusually large and intense , Gafilo was the deadliest and most destructive Destroying cyclone Catastrophe of the 2003–04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season .

After a three-day loop Motion overland , the system arrived at Arriving the Indian Ocean on 13 March , and it transitioned Change into a subtropical depression on 14 March .

The fourth Atlantic tropical cyclone of the year , it formed Coming_to_be in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on September 4 , becoming Becoming a hurricane Catastrophe , the third of the 1947 Atlantic hurricane season , less than a day later .

Tropical Depression Wilma , also referred Adducing to as 30W and Depression BOB 05 , was a weak but long-lived tropical cyclone Catastrophe that traveled Traveling from the Northwest Pacific Ocean to the North Indian Ocean in 2013 .

Tropical Depression Wilma , also referred Adducing to as 30W and Depression BOB 05 , was a weak but long-lived tropical cyclone Catastrophe that traveled Traveling from the Northwest Pacific Ocean to the North Indian Ocean in 2013 .

On 23 June 1985 , the Boeing 747-237B serving Supply the flight Self_motion ( 21473/330 , registration , `` Emperor Kanishka '' ) disintegrated Destroying in midair en route from Montreal to London , at an altitude of 31,000 feet ( 9,400 m ) over the Atlantic Ocean , as a result of the explosion Catastrophe from a bomb Terrorism planted Placing by Canadian Sikh terrorists Terrorism .

On 2 September 1998 , the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 performing Hold this flight , registration HB-IWF , crashed Catastrophe into the Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport at the entrance to St. Margarets Bay , Nova Scotia .

It was the sixth named storm Catastrophe , fourth hurricane Catastrophe , and first major hurricane Catastrophe of the season , developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on August 25 .

The Spanish ships were a treasure convoy , carrying Carry_goods silver specie and luxury trade goods across the Atlantic Ocean from the colonies of New Spain to Spain .

The British admiral in command of the eastern Indian Ocean , Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew , led a force of four ships of the line , two frigates and brig to the capital of Java at Batavia ( later renamed Djakarta ) , in search of the squadron , which was reported Reporting to consist Cause_to_be_included of a number of Dutch ships of the line and several smaller vessels .

Three years later , with the French driven out of the western Indian Ocean , British forces in the region were strong enough to prepare GetReady an expeditionary force against the Dutch East Indies , which effectively ended Process_end the war in the east .

The precursor disturbance drifted Motion over Top End and later across the northeastern portion of Western Australia , and after emerging Coming_to_be into the Indian Ocean it strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm Catastrophe .

The Indian Ocean raid Attack ( known in Japan as Operation C ) was a naval sortie carried out Action by the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) from 31 March to 10 April 1942 .

Following the attack Attack the British expected a major Japanese offensive Attack in the Indian Ocean .

The tropical cyclone Motion is believed to have formed Coming_to_be in the central Atlantic Ocean on September 11 .

The long-lived storm began Process_start developing Coming_to_be in the last hours of 1995 , and slowly consolidated Cause_to_amalgamate over the open waters of the South-West Indian Ocean .

A meteorological rarity , Bonita continued inland for several days , persisting as a distinct tropical low ; the system traversed Motion_directional southern Africa and ultimately entered Arriving the South Atlantic Ocean .

A paper published Publishing by the Zambia Meteorological Department asserted Statement that Bonita was the first storm confirmed Check to have tracked Self_motion across the African continent from the South-West Indian Ocean to the Southern Atlantic Ocean .

A paper published Publishing by the Zambia Meteorological Department asserted Statement that Bonita was the first storm confirmed Check to have tracked Self_motion across the African continent from the South-West Indian Ocean to the Southern Atlantic Ocean .

The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring Scrutiny and surveying Scrutiny expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding Surrounding lands conducted Action by the United States .

The storm Catastrophe turned Becoming to the northeast , and warm waters from the Atlantic Ocean helped Assistance produce Creating record Recording rainfall across the northeastern United States .

On August 19 , Diane emerged Coming_to_be into the Atlantic Ocean southeast of New York City , becoming Becoming extratropical two days later and completely dissipating Dispersal by August 23 .

The World Bank 's estimate for this disaster Catastrophe means it ranks as the world 's fourth costliest disaster Catastrophe as of 2011 surpassed only by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe in Japan , Great Hanshin earthquake Catastrophe in 1995 , Forest fires Catastrophe in 1997 , Indian Ocean tsunami Catastrophe in 2004 and Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina in 2005 .

The first storm Catastrophe of the 2002 North Indian Ocean cyclone season , it developed Expansion on May 6 in the Arabian Sea , and it maintained Preserving a general west-northwest track for much of its duration .

Moving Motion westward across the Atlantic Ocean , it continued to slowly strengthen Cause_change_of_strength , reaching Arriving hurricane status early on August 23 .

The storm maintained Preserving nearly the same intensity as a Category 2 hurricane for several days , while tracking Motion northeastward into the far North Atlantic Ocean .

It developed Coming_to_be from a tropical wave on September 3 and moved Motion west-northwestward across the tropical Atlantic Ocean , steadily intensifying Cause_change_of_strength until it attained Getting hurricane Catastrophe status on September 4 , becoming Becoming the fifth named storm Catastrophe and third hurricane Catastrophe of the season .

Erika was the only tropical cyclone Catastrophe in the Atlantic Ocean in the months of August and September , the first occurrence Presence of such event in an Atlantic hurricane season since 1929 .

Trans World Airlines Flight 800 ( TWA 800 ) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded Damaging and crashed Catastrophe into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches , New York , on July 17 , 1996 , at about 8:31 p.m. EDT , 12 minutes after takeoff Self_motion from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome , with a stopover in Paris .

Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charity music concert Social_event held Hold at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22 January 2005 , in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake , which had occurred Presence the month before .

Maemi formed Coming_to_be on September 4 , 2003 from a disturbance in a monsoon trough in the western Pacific Ocean .

The engagement Hostile_encounter took place Process_start in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles archipelago , north of Madagascar .

It gradually weakened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion eastwards towards the Atlantic Ocean , however , a new dominant low formed Coming_to_be off the East Coast of the United States late on January 26 , and rapidly deepened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion northeastwards towards southeastern New England , producing Causation pronounced blizzard Catastrophe conditions .

After uneventfully crossing Motion_directional the Atlantic Ocean , the system developed Coming_to_be a well-defined circulation while in the Caribbean Sea on September 20 and was then classified Check as a tropical depression .

Amelia developed Cause_to_make_progress from a tropical wave that moved Motion through the Atlantic Ocean uneventfully .

However heavy rain Motion in Brisbane , caused Causation by a cyclone Catastrophe in the Pacific Ocean , saw Self_motion the first two matches Competition of the series abandoned GiveUp .

The epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean , south of Champerico in the department of Retalhuleu .