A mandatory evacuation Escaping for Ocracoke and Hatteras islands displaced Hold 160,000 people during the busy Labor Day weekend ; the loss Earnings_and_losses in tourism Traveling revenue amounted to $ 10 million ( 1993 USD ) .

About 1,600 residents on these islands rode out the storm Catastrophe in their homes , and emergency officials stayed Temporary_stay behind .

The Action of 1 November 1944 also known as the Ambush off Pag Island was a naval engagement Hostile_encounter in the Kvarner Gulf of the Adriatic Sea , between the islands of Pag and Lussino ( present-day Lošinj ) on 1 November 1944 .

the seventh tropical storm Catastrophe and sixth hurricane Catastrophe of the 1963 atlantic hurricane season , flora developed Coming_to_be from a disturbance in the intertropical convergence zone on september 26 while located southwest of the cape verde islands .

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 .

igor originated Coming_to_be from a broad area of low pressure that moved Motion off the cape verde islands on the west coast of africa on september 6 , 2010 .

over the next 24 hours , the system continued to move Motion southwards and passed Motion_directional within of vanuatu 's banks islands , while gradually weakening Cause_change_of_strength further .

The cyclone Catastrophe devastated Destroying the islands with winds Motion and waves Motion .

The number of fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft guns assigned Choosing to defensive Defending duties in the home islands was inadequate , and most of these aircraft and guns had difficulty reaching the high altitudes at which B-29s often operated Control .

Tropical Cyclone Cilla ( RSMC Nadi designation : 10F , JTWC designation : 13P ) was a tropical cyclone that brought Bringing minor damage Damaging to several islands in the South Pacific in January 2003 .

Along its path , Cilla dropped Motion heavy rainfall over islands it passed Motion_directional .

Other islands experienced gusty winds , but no damage Damaging .

Hurricane Catastrophe Joyce caused Causation minor impact Influence in the ABC and Windward islands during late September and early October 2000 .

The remnants of Joyce also caused Causation similar effects Influence on the ABC islands and Dominican Republic , which resulted in Causation minor damage Damaging .

A strong storm Catastrophe surge associated with the hurricane Catastrophe killed Killing four people crossing a causeway on Bermuda , temporarily closing Process_end the only link between two islands .

the result was the 1898 treaty of paris , negotiated Communication on terms favorable to the u.s. which allowed Preventing_or_letting it temporary control Control of cuba and ceded Surrendering ownership of puerto rico , guam , and the philippine islands .

After taking dozens of British prisoners , the combined fleet sailed Self_motion toward Saint Pierre and Miquelon , which were held Hold by the British at that time , and remained Presence near the islands for two weeks , taking on water and preparing for the voyage back to France and Spain .

The action Response was fought Hostile_encounter as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Navy squadron , which was seeking to cut Removing the islands off from contact Communication and supplies Supply from France by preventing Preventing_or_letting the passage of shipping Motion from Europe to the islands .

The action Response was fought Hostile_encounter as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Navy squadron , which was seeking to cut Removing the islands off from contact Communication and supplies Supply from France by preventing Preventing_or_letting the passage of shipping Motion from Europe to the islands .

The islands also provided Supply a focus Aiming for larger scale French operations in the region and in the autumn of 1808 , following the Spanish alliance with Britain , the Admiralty decided Deciding to order Arranging a British squadron to neutralise Removing the threat , beginning Process_start with Martinique .

Arriving Arriving much too late to affect Influence the outcome , these reinforcements were intercepted off the islands and scattered Dispersal during the Action of 14–17 April 1809 : half the force failed to return Arriving to France .

The cyclone caused Causation immense destruction Destroying throughout the islands and across southern Florida .

The storm Catastrophe destroyed Destroying hundreds of structures in its path over the islands , leaving Departing thousands of residents homeless .

at least 17 deaths Death occurred Coming_to_be on the islands , though many unk related only indirectly to the unk reported in the aftermath .

The storm Catastrophe flooded surrounding communities and barrier islands , while strong winds downed trees and disrupted electrical service .

Its channels and tributaries wound through marsh and meadow and created Creating islands of trees and vegetation that were alternately submerged Motion by floods or exposed Reveal_secret during the dry seasons .

With an area of , it is the sixth largest of the naturally occurring Coming_to_be Spratly Islands , and the second largest of the Vietnamese-occupied islands .

frederic developed Coming_to_be from a tropical depression south of the cape verde islands on august 28 , 1979 .

The plan called Request for Imperial Japanese Navy troops to capture Conquering Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate .

Cyclone Bejisa was a powerful tropical cyclone Catastrophe that affected Influence the islands of Réunion and Mauritius in early January 2014 .

12 commando and the special boat service Supply , and took place Process_start on the channel islands and the northern coast of france in december 1943 .

While passing Motion_directional over the Philippines , Thelma 's interaction with the high terrain of some of the islands resulted in Causation torrential rainfall .

france ceded Surrendering the territories of hudson bay , acadia , and newfoundland to britain while retaining Preserving cape breton island and other islands in the gulf of st. lawrence .

Zanzibar was an ethnically diverse state consisting Cause_to_be_included of a number of islands off the east coast of Tanganyika which had been granted Giving independence by Britain in 1963 .

However , following the storm , the United States Navy deemed Coming_to_believe that the island of Alamagan was uninhabitable , with all but one of the structures completely destroyed Destroying and most of the islands ' trees downed Motion .

B-29 raids Attack from those islands began Process_start on 17 November 1944 , and lasted Process_end until 15 August 1945 , the day of Japanese surrender .

On August 11 , Felicia weakened Cause_change_of_strength to tropical depression status , and soon degenerated Change into remnant low just prior to passing Motion_directional over the islands .

After weakening Cause_change_of_strength into a remnant low , Felicia continued to approach Arriving the Hawaiian Islands and on August 12 , the system produced Manufacturing copious amounts of rainfall across several islands .

The storm Catastrophe moved Motion northward and curved Motion westward around the Top End of northwestern Australia , and subsequently moved Motion across several islands in Indonesia , first Timor on 18 March .

Other groups , including the Moro and Pulahan peoples , continued hostilities in remote areas and islands , until their final defeat Hostile_encounter at the Battle of Bud Bagsak on June 15 , 1913 .

The war , and especially the following occupation by the U.S. , changed Change the culture of the islands , leading to Causation the disestablishment of the Catholic Church in the Philippines as a state religion , and the introduction of English to the islands as the primary language of government , education , business , industry , and , in future decades , among upper-class families and educated individuals .

The war , and especially the following occupation by the U.S. , changed Change the culture of the islands , leading to Causation the disestablishment of the Catholic Church in the Philippines as a state religion , and the introduction of English to the islands as the primary language of government , education , business , industry , and , in future decades , among upper-class families and educated individuals .

Winds over affected Influence many islands in its path , especially those that encountered its center , and many wharves were ruined Destroying .

The compact and intense hurricane caused Causation catastrophic damage Damaging in the upper Florida Keys , as a storm surge of approximately swept Motion over the low-lying islands .

Heavy rainfall Self_motion and strong winds Self_motion were particularly disastrous Catastrophe to the Solomon Islands , especially on the islands of Anuta and Tikopia .

although effects Influence were lesser in vanuatu , the country 's northernmost islands experienced Confronting_problem heavy flooding Catastrophe and beaches destroyed Destroying by high waves .

Typhoon Lupit , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Yoyoy , destroyed Destroying the food supply in several small islands in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia ( FSM ) .

Lupit later began Process_start a prolonged movement to the northwest , during which it passed Motion_directional near several islands in Yap State .

On both islands , the typhoon contaminated Destroying the water supply and wrecked Destroying crops .

Early in its duration , Chanchu moved Motion through the Philippines , causing Causation power outages and landslides in several islands .