although physical control Control of the tachen islands changed Change_of_leadership hands during the crisis , american reportage focused Aiming exclusively on kinmen ( quemoy ) and matsu islands , sites of artillery duels between the communists and the kmt nationalists .

although physical control Control of the tachen islands changed Change_of_leadership hands during the crisis , american reportage focused Aiming exclusively on kinmen ( quemoy ) and matsu islands , sites of artillery duels between the communists and the kmt nationalists .

Following failed attempts to purchase Commerce_buy the islands from the Norwegian king , the Scots launched Process_start military Military_operation operations .

This lease Renting became Becoming permanent , but the Kingdom of Scotland eventually stopped paying Commerce_pay the Norwegian crown for the islands when Norway became Becoming distracted by civil wars Military_operation .

In the meantime , in order to secure Preventing_or_letting the flank for U.S. forces preparing to attack Japanese forces in the Philippines , in September 1944 , U.S. Marine and Army forces landed on the islands of Peleliu and Angaur in Palau .

tropical cyclone trina ( fiji meteorological service Supply designation : unk , joint Collaboration typhoon warning Warning center designation : unk ) was a weak Cause_change_of_strength but destructive tropical cyclone in late 2001 which caused Causation some of the worst flooding Motion in the south pacific island of mangaia , cook islands , in nearly 50 years .

Throughout Mangaia , nearly 90 % of the islands ' staple crop was lost Earnings_and_losses and about 60 % of the livestock perished Death .

the seventeenth tropical cyclone , sixteenth tropical storm Catastrophe , fifth hurricane Catastrophe , and third major hurricane Catastrophe , ophelia originated Coming_to_be in a tropical wave in the central atlantic , forming Coming_to_be approximately midway between the cape verde islands and the lesser antilles on september 17 .

On the night of 5 June , HMS `` Cardiff '' was stationed Placing to the east of the islands to provide Supply gunfire support Supporting to the land forces and intercept Preventing_or_letting enemy aircraft .

After sparing Vanuatu a direct hit Attack , Susan started Process_start to accelerate Cause_change_of_strength towards the southeast and while starting Process_start to weaken significantly passed Motion_directional close enough to Fiji during January 7 and 8 to cause Causation gale-force winds in Fiji 's southern and western islands .

Despite sparing Vanuatu and Fiji direct hits Bodily_harm , heavy rain and gale-force winds associated Collaboration with Susan were reported Reporting to have caused Causation minor damage to several Vanuatuan and Fijian islands .

These islands included Cause_to_be_included Viti Levu where a possible tornado destroyed Destroying the roof of a shopping centre and the Vanuatuan island of Ambrym , where a woman died Death after being hit Attack by a falling coconut tree , while gathering Come_together supplies to secure Preventing_or_letting her house with .

Destruction was greatest near the shore and on islands such as Cedar Key and Dog Island , though tornadoes spawned Coming_to_be by the hurricane Catastrophe swept Scouring through communities and mobile home parks well inland .

over the next few days the system started Process_start to weaken Cause_change_of_strength as it passed Motion_directional through the french polynesian society islands , and became Becoming the first major tropical cyclone to affect Influence french polynesia since 1983 .

During December 15 , the system maintained Preserving its peak intensity , as it moved Motion through the uninhabited Acteon Group of islands , before during the next day it started Process_start to gradually weaken Cause_change_of_strength .

Arthur degenerated Change into a shallow depression during December 17 , before it was last noted Statement during the next day as it dissipated Dispersal to the north of the Pitcairn islands .

The system destroyed Destroying or damaged Damaging several homes , a variety of crops and damaged Damaging several public buildings , hotels , roads and power installations , with the worst affected Influence islands being Bora Bora and Tubuai .

In Vanuatu , Bola dropped Motion heavy rainfall , which destroyed Destroying two bridges and caused Causation severe damage Damaging to islands in the group .

After reaching Arriving peak intensity , Dianmu turned Becoming northwest before skirting Wearing the minor Japanese islands and making landfall Self_motion in Japan as a tropical storm Catastrophe .

the tropical disturbance which eventually spawned Coming_to_be hurricane gustav gathered Come_together on august 16 , southwest of the cape verde islands , but was slow Change_event_time to develop Coming_to_be as it trekked west across the atlantic .

The inhabitants of the islands were not evacuated Removing until three days later and suffered Bodily_harm radiation sickness .

The Australian government formally agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the islands being used Using as a nuclear test Research site in May 1951 .

By September 2 , Fran began Process_start to parallel Motion the islands of the Bahamas and slowly curved Motion_directional north-northwestward .

The coral atoll surrounding Surrounding Truk 's islands created Creating a safe harbor where the few points of ingress and egress had been fortified Cause_change_of_strength by the Japanese with shore batteries , antiaircraft guns , and airfields .

Truk 's location in the Caroline Islands also made it Causation an excellent shipping hub for armaments and aircraft moving Motion from Japan 's home islands down through the South Pacific Mandate and into the Japanese `` Southern Resources Area '' .

The U.S. Navy , Marine Corps , and Army , under the command Control of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , had overrun Destroying the most important islands in the nearby Gilbert Islands and Marshall Islands , and then built Building numerous air bases there .

The Confederates , in keeping with their general tactic of withdrawal Escaping from the sea coast and coastal islands , had abandoned GiveUp their works and retired Escaping closer to Richmond , after effectively sealing Preserving off the Potomac River for nearly five months .

It made Manufacturing landfall on Antigua , Saint Martin , and Anguilla as a Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe , causing Causation damage Damaging on those and nearby islands .

The pullout was completed Process_end by 4 January 1992 , except in areas around Dubrovnik and on the islands of Vis and Lastovo .

On 16 November , the combined Cause_to_amalgamate Yugoslav force sailed Self_motion through the Korčula Channela strait separating the islands of Hvar and Korčulato reach Arriving safety at the Yugoslav Navy base at Vis .

A fierce opponent , Tzachas constructed Building the first Turkish navy and captured Conquering a few Aegean islands , supplemented Supply by the conquest Conquering of Smyrna and Abydos .

Tzachas recovered Recovering from his first defeat Conquering and retook Control several islands , but was definitively defeated Conquering at Lesbos by Constantine Dalassenos and John Doukas in 1092 .

During its early stages , Francelia brought Bringing gusty winds and light rainfall Catastrophe to several islands in the Caribbean Sea .

The declarations signed Sign_agreement by the Sultans of Muscat to consult Communication the British government on all important matters , the unequal trade treaties signed Sign_agreement by the two sides favoring British interests , the cessation of the Omani Kuria Muria islands to the British , and the vast control Control over the Sultanate 's government ministries , including defense and foreign affairs , exerted by the British rendered Supply the Sultanate a `` de facto '' British colony .

by august 1945 , the allies ' manhattan project had produced Manufacturing two types of atomic bombs , and the 509th composite group Come_together of the united states army air forces ( usaaf ) was equipped Supply with the specialized Education_teaching silverplate version of the boeing b-29 superfortress that could deliver Military_operation them from tinian in the mariana islands .

`` Junon '' was on a mission Arranging to carry Carry_goods trade goods from the Îles des Saintes near Guadeloupe back to France and was part of a succession of French warships sent Sending during 1808 and the early months of 1809 in an effort to break Destroying the British blockade Besieging of the French Caribbean , which was destroying Destroying the economies and morale of the islands .

The Arabs also took to the sea , and from the 650s on , the entire Mediterranean Sea became Becoming a battleground , with raids Attack and counter-raids being launched Military_operation against islands and the coastal settlements .

However , Ignacio still brought Bringing high waves and light rainfall to the islands .

First impacting Influence the islands of the Lesser Antilles , Dean 's path through the Caribbean devastated Destroying agricultural crops , particularly those of Martinique and Jamaica .

upon reaching Arriving mexico , hurricane dean was a category 5 storm Catastrophe , but it missed major population centers and its exceptional category 5 strength landfall caused Causation no deaths Death and less damage Damaging than in the caribbean islands it passed Motion_directional as a category 2 storm Catastrophe .

After the war , Japan lost Earnings_and_losses all rights and titles to its former possessions in Asia and the Pacific , and its sovereignty was limited Limiting to the four main home islands and other minor islands as determined Deciding by the Allies .

After the war , Japan lost Earnings_and_losses all rights and titles to its former possessions in Asia and the Pacific , and its sovereignty was limited Limiting to the four main home islands and other minor islands as determined Deciding by the Allies .

During the Japanese occupation of the islands in World War II , there was an extensive Philippine resistance movement ( Filipino : `` Kilusan ng Paglaban sa Pilipinas '' ) , which opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the Japanese and their collaborators with active underground and guerrilla activity that increased over the years .

Passing north of the Lesser Antilles , the hurricane Catastrophe rapidly intensified as it approached the Turks and Caicos islands .

Later , the cyclone passed Motion_directional south of the Comoros islands , causing Causation flooding due Causation to high storm surge and waves that killed Killing one person .

although hiki was a small tropical cyclone and bypassed Self_motion hawaii , heavy rainfall and strong winds were observed Know throughout the islands .

Throughout the islands , winds de-roofed several homes and downed Motion power lines ; one fatality occurred Presence after a person came Self_motion in contact Connect with a live wire .

After moving Motion through the islands , its fast forward motion caused Causation it to dissipate Change .

Alice produced heavy rainfall and moderately strong winds across several islands along its path .

The winter of 2010–11 was a weather event Social_event that brought Bringing heavy snowfalls , record Recording low temperatures , travel Traveling chaos and school disruption to the islands of Great Britain and Ireland .