Nearly all crops on the islands were destroyed Destroying , and food and other supplies were contaminated Destroying by salt .

After passing Motion_directional through the islands , Gil was downgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical depression on August 5 .

It then crossed Self_motion through the islands and intensified Cause_change_of_strength only slightly .

The victory gave Giving Britain dominance over its European rivals in the eastern Pacific and western Indian Ocean , allowing free passage of British trade through the region and allowing British forces to focus on the one remaining threat to their merchant convoys in the Indian Ocean : the French islands of Île Bonaparte and Isle de France ( now Mauritius ) .

The cyclone Catastrophe brought major damage to some islands in French Polynesia .

though the hurricane did not make landfall , emilia brought Bringing strong surf to the islands of hawaii and caused Causation gusty winds , which resulted in Causation some property damage Destroying .

on july 26 , a tropical wave south of the cape verde islands was monitored Scrutiny for possible tropical cyclogenesis .

Between 9 March and 5 April 1942 during World War II , forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Control the islands of Buka and Bougainville in the South Pacific .

At that time these islands were part of the Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea .

France 's colonial presence north of the Caribbean was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon , confirming Great Britain 's position as the dominant colonial power in America .

Overall , damage in Japan and its outlying islands totaled Earnings_and_losses JP¥24.8 billion ( US $ 223 million ) and eleven fatalities were reported Reporting .

Damage Damaging from these four islands totaled US $ 150,000 , and two indirect deaths Death occurred Presence in Lanai .

It headed Self_motion westwards , strengthening Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 3 hurricane Catastrophe and passing Motion_directional over the islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Bahamas on September 25 .

Janet 's landfall as a Category 5 hurricane Catastrophe on the Yucatán Peninsula was the first recorded instance that a storm of such intensity in the Atlantic made landfall on a continental mainland ; prior to Janet , landfalls of Category 5 intensity were only known Know to have taken place Process_start on islands .

although it passed Motion_directional through the windward islands and the lesser antilles , only minor effects Influence were reported Reporting .

it developed Coming_to_be off the west coast of africa on september 6 as a tropical depression , but it strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm later that day , shortly before passing Motion_directional south of the cape verde islands .

The islands of Martinique , Montserrat , and Nevis also reported Reporting damage and fatalities , but not nearly as severe as in Guadeloupe .

a powerful , early season and cape verde tropical cyclone Catastrophe that caused Causation significant damage Damaging across the caribbean sea to mexico , the storm formed Coming_to_be on july 10 , 2005 , in the central atlantic ocean before passing Motion_directional through the windward islands on july 14 .

Kelly weakened Cause_change_of_strength over the islands , but re-strengthened Cause_change_of_strength over the South China Sea , nearly attaining typhoon status on July 2 .

it formed Coming_to_be over the eastern atlantic near the cape verde islands on september 9 , 1989 .

On January 12 , the typhoon caused Causation widespread damage to Guam and Rota as it brushed the two islands , destroying Destroying at least 200 homes .

The first battle of Öland ( ) took place Process_start on 30–31 May 1564 between the islands of Gotland and Öland , between a fleet of Allied ships , the Danes under Herluf Trolle and the Lübeckers under Friedrich Knebel , and a Swedish fleet of 23 or more ships under Jakob Bagge .

The hydraulic infrastructure was destroyed Destroying on six islands , requiring $ 1 million ( 1984 USD ) in repairs .

On the islands of Raiatea , Taha ' a and Huahine , several churches , schools and clinics were damaged Damaging , while water and electricity supplies Supply were cut off Removing .

On the islands , around 750 houses were destroyed Destroying , with 430 and 150 wrecked Destroying on Huahine and Ra'iātea , respectively .

The hurricane Catastrophe weakened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical storm Catastrophe before crossing Motion_directional the islands of the eastern Caribbean from August 26 through August 28 .

though the effects from the hurricane were concentrated Aiming primarily on cuba , significant effects were also felt Change_sentiment in the cayman islands and the bahamas , with lesser effects felt Change_sentiment elsewhere .

At the time of European contact , the islands were divided amongst competing Competition Ali ' i , or high chiefs .

Before he could successfully invade Attack the last two remaining islands , the paramount Chief of Kaua ' i , Kaumuali ' i , negotiated Communication a peace that submitted Submitting_documents the islands to Hawai'ian rule .

Before he could successfully invade Attack the last two remaining islands , the paramount Chief of Kaua ' i , Kaumuali ' i , negotiated Communication a peace that submitted Submitting_documents the islands to Hawai'ian rule .

Annually , the celebrations in Ponta Delgada attract Influence thousands of Azoreans , Luso-descendants and peoples from the various islands of the archipelago to São Miguel .

The ultimate objective was to seize the islands of Hormuz and Bahrain , in order to block Portuguese access to the Persian Gulf and thus reestablish Recovering Ottoman control of the Indian Ocean Trade .

Hurricane Catastrophe Andrew first inflicted Causation structural damage Damaging as it moved Motion through the Bahamas , especially in Cat Cays , lashing Attack the islands with storm Catastrophe surge Motion_directional , hurricane-force winds Motion , and tornadoes Catastrophe .

late on september 6 , debbie passed Motion_directional through the southern cape verde islands as a strong tropical storm Catastrophe or minimal hurricane Catastrophe , resulting in Causation a plane crash that killed Killing 60 people in the islands .

late on september 6 , debbie passed Motion_directional through the southern cape verde islands as a strong tropical storm Catastrophe or minimal hurricane Catastrophe , resulting in Causation a plane crash that killed Killing 60 people in the islands .

Once clear of the islands , data on the storm Catastrophe became Becoming sparse , and the status of Debbie was uncertain over the following several days as it tracked Self_motion west-northwestward and later northward .

French privateers rapidly spread Dispersal along the British trade routes in the Far East , becoming concentrated around the narrow Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Dutch East Indies .

The anomalously high tides flooded Catastrophe many of Louisiana 's outlying islands , inundating resorts .

Having passed Motion_directional through the islands of Micronesia , the system turned Becoming west and quickly moved Motion under the influence of a subtropical ridge ( STR ) .

It moved Motion briskly west-northwest , passing Motion_directional between the islands of Dominica and Guadeloupe .

Baga and at least 16 other towns are thought to have been destroyed Destroying as over 35,000 people are reported Reporting to have been displaced Bodily_harm , with many feared to have drowned Motion while trying to cross Lake Chad and others trapped on islands in the lake .

With the onset of the war , the islands that flanked Attack Japan 's South Seas possessions became Becoming of vital concern to Japanese Imperial General Headquarters , and in particular to the Imperial Navy , which was tasked Request with protecting Defending Japan 's outlying Pacific territories .

They decided Deciding to deport Removing the majority of Nauru 's indigenous population to the Truk islands , hundreds of miles away , where mortality was extremely high .

Part of a series of storms to impact Influence the group of islands early that year , Pat was first identified Check as a tropical depression on February 6 well to the northeast of the Samoan Islands .

Its channels and tributaries created Creating islands of trees and vegetation that were alternately submerged by floods or exposed during the dry seasons .

Dolphin intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a typhoon before passing between Guam and Rota on May 15 , producing Creating typhoon-force winds on both islands .

There , considerable damage occurred Coming_to_be , particularly to crops on the archipelago 's islands .

Wharves and vessels endured moderate damage , with many ships wrecked Damaging on North Carolinan barrier islands .