The 2006 Pangandaran earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe occurred Presence on July 17 at along a subduction zone off the coast of west and central Java , a large and densely populated island in the Indonesian archipelago .

There were no direct effects Influence of the earthquake Catastrophe 's shaking Motion due to its low intensity , and the large loss Damaging of life from the event was due Causation to the resulting Causation tsunami Catastrophe , which inundated Destroying a portion of the Java coast that had been unaffected Causation by the earlier 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe that was off the coast of Sumatra .

There were no direct effects Influence of the earthquake Catastrophe 's shaking Motion due to its low intensity , and the large loss Damaging of life from the event was due Causation to the resulting Causation tsunami Catastrophe , which inundated Destroying a portion of the Java coast that had been unaffected Causation by the earlier 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe that was off the coast of Sumatra .

The July 2006 earthquake Catastrophe was also centered Placing in the Indian Ocean , from the coast of Java , and had a duration of more than three minutes .

Other factors contributed to the tsunami Catastrophe being largely undetected Preventing_or_letting until it was too late and , although a tsunami watch was posted Sending by an American tsunami warning center and a Japanese meteorological center , no information was delivered Sending to people at the coast .

Pondicherry 's defenses were strong , but the garrison was too small to effectively man the walls , and although a French frigate squadron was stationed Placing at the distant Île de France , it was unable to effectively protect Defending the French Indian coast .

The territory under RoC control Control was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to Taiwan , Hainan , the Pescadores Islands ( Penghu ) , and several island groups along the south-east coast of China .

On the night of 1 September , during a bout of stormy weather , several Norwegian vessels were driven Motion aground on the Ayrshire coast , near present-day Largs .

several agencies including the united states coast guard ( uscg ) , national hurricane center ( nhc ) and national weather service Supply ( nws ) were commended Judgment_communication for their actions .

As Sercey left Departing Batavia he turned eastward along the northern coast of Java to avoid Preventing_or_letting the British commander in the region , Admiral Peter Rainier , who was escorting Patrolling four ships through the Straits of Malacca to the west .

The Attack Attack on Mers-el-Kébir ( 3 July 1940 ) also known as the Battle Military_operation of Mers-el-Kébir , was part of Operation Military_operation Catapult , a British naval attack Attack on French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir on the coast of French Algeria .

While light rain totals and gusty winds below tropical storm Catastrophe force were recorded Recording on the island of Bermuda , storm Catastrophe surge and dangerous rip currents along the coast caused Causation minimal damage Damaging .

In the Syrian Civil War , hoping to bolster its logistics and force projection capabilities in the area , Tehran aims to clear a path from the Iranian capital to Damascus and the Mediterranean coast .

the action of 20 october 1793 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the french revolutionary wars Military_operation fought Hostile_encounter off cape barfleur on the french coast of the english channel .

As Debby moved Motion parallel to the north coast of Hispaniola late on August 23 , it weakened Cause_change_of_strength back to a tropical storm Catastrophe .

The former hurricane lashed the coast of Nova Scotia with high winds and rain , leaving about $ 1 million ( 1933 CAD ) in damage .

The murder Committing_crime of Leigh Leigh , born Leigh Rennea Mears , occurred Coming_to_be on 3 November 1989 while she was attending Participation a 16-year-old boy 's birthday party at Stockton Beach , New South Wales , on the east coast of Australia .

at sea , the powerful royal navy blockaded Besieging american ports , cutting off Bodily_harm trade and allowing Preventing_or_letting the british to raid Attack the coast at will .

The British were then able to increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the strength of the blockade on the United States coast , smothering American maritime trade , but their attempts failed to invade America , at which point both sides began Process_start to desire peace .

the spacecraft disintegrated Destroying over the atlantic ocean , off the coast of cape canaveral , florida , at unk .

although it also posed Causation a threat to the east coast of the united states , felix curved Motion_directional northward and then east-northeastward while remaining Presence offshore , thereby avoiding Preventing_or_letting landfall .

Cyclone Thelma was one of the most intense tropical cyclones to be observed Perception_active off the coast of Australia .

It then moved Motion across the Timor Sea before hitting Attack the north Kimberley coast .

After turning Change to the northeast , it re-intensified Cause_change_of_strength and made landfall Motion on August 31 on the North Carolina coast just below hurricane Catastrophe status .

Improvements to fortifications along the Normandy coast had been undertaken under the leadership of `` Generalfeldmarschall '' Erwin Rommel beginning Process_start in October 1943 .

The rest of the state 's coast also sustained considerable damage Damaging , and the inland pecan and soybean crops were severely diminished Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale in Alabama and Mississippi .

It formed Coming_to_be within the monsoon trough just off the coast of Costa Rica on May 29 .

Alma was the first tropical storm Catastrophe on record to strike Attack the Pacific coast of Nicaragua .

Lili formed Coming_to_be on October 14 from a tropical wave , which emerged Coming_to_be from the coast of west Africa on October 4 .

This storm was preceded Process_start by a winter storm that caused Causation damaging surf along the north coast of Kauai and was both preceded Process_start and proceeded Self_motion by cold fronts sweeping Scouring over Hawaii .

While it was a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States , the storm became Becoming the largest Atlantic hurricane Catastrophe on record ( as measured by diameter , with tropical-storm-force winds spanning Body_movement ) .

The campaign formed Coming_to_be the initial part of an offensive that the Allies launched Motion in the Pacific in late 1943 and resulted in Causation the Japanese being pushed Motion north from Lae to Sio on the northern coast of New Guinea over the course of a four-month period .

This was followed by an advance Cause_to_make_progress west along the coast towards the town where they were to link up with 7th Division advancing Cause_to_make_progress from Nadzab .

This was completed Process_end by early December , and was followed by an advance Cause_to_make_progress by Australian forces along the coast through Lakona to Fortification Point , overcoming Conquering strong Japanese forces fighting Hostile_encounter delaying Change_event_time actions .

A swift advance Cause_to_make_progress by the Australians along the northern coast of the peninsula followed and in January 1944 they captured Conquering Sio .

Unable to attack Attack it close to the city , he bombarded Attack the nearby coast to lure it out , as he had done in 1284 , and sent Sending in a formal challenge Hostile_encounter .

storm surge and rough surf along the coast of texas destroyed Destroying a section of texas state highway 87 , which was never repaired Recovering .

It weakened slightly as it approached Arriving the coast , and at about 1500 UTC that day Tico made Manufacturing landfall near Mazatlán with winds of 125 mph ( 205 km/h ) .

Turning Motion to the north , Zeb brushed Motion the east coast of Taiwan at a reduced intensity , and after accelerating Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the northeast it moved Motion through Japan .

bob brought Bringing moderate damage Damaging to portions of the united states gulf coast and areas farther inland in july 1979 .

though the origin of bob can be traced back to a tropical wave near the western coast of africa in late june , bob formed Coming_to_be from a tropical depression Hindering in the southwestern gulf of mexico on july 9 .

widespread Dispersal offshore and coastal evacuations Escaping took place Process_start along the united states gulf coast in preparation for hurricane Catastrophe bob .

Further inland , the torrential rains Motion led to Causation flooding Motion in Indiana , resulting in Causation more considerable damage Damaging as opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the coast .

Gladys later reached Arriving peak winds of 85 mph ( 140 km/h ) just before making Causation landfall near Homosassa on the western coast of Florida on October 19 .

There was heavy beach erosion and flooding Motion along the coast , while the winds knocked down Damaging trees and caused Causation power outages Attack .

When paralleling Self_motion just off the coast of North Carolina , Gladys was responsible for breaking Destroying the state 's worst drought since 1932 , and proved Convincing more beneficial than the minor storm Catastrophe damage Damaging there .

Along the coast , large swells flooded Destroying low-lying areas and numerous homes lost Earnings_and_losses their roofs from high winds Motion .

Further inland , bushfires Catastrophe were worsened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by the storm Catastrophe as it brought Bringing little rain , generally less than along the coast .

through treaties Sign_agreement with foreign nations and native tribes , political compromise Communication , military Military_operation conquest Conquering , establishment Creating of law and order , the building Building of farms , ranches , and towns , the marking of trails and digging Emptying of mines , and the pulling in of great migrations of foreigners , the united states expanded Expansion from coast to coast , fulfilling Achieve the dreams of manifest destiny .

through treaties Sign_agreement with foreign nations and native tribes , political compromise Communication , military Military_operation conquest Conquering , establishment Creating of law and order , the building Building of farms , ranches , and towns , the marking of trails and digging Emptying of mines , and the pulling in of great migrations of foreigners , the united states expanded Expansion from coast to coast , fulfilling Achieve the dreams of manifest destiny .