Severe Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Lua affected Influence a sparsely populated region of Western Australia during mid-March 2012 .

Dean 's Category 5 landfall was in a sparsely populated Surrounding area and thus far less damaging Damaging than Andrew 's , even though Dean was much larger , but its long swath of damage Damaging resulted in Causation its name retirement from the World Meteorological Organization 's Atlantic hurricane naming Name_conferral lists .

The sparsely settled region of the Southern Alps shook Motion for four minutes .

although the storm made Manufacturing landfall with winds of 130 km/h ( 80 mph ) , damage Damaging was limited Limiting due to the sparsely populated region it struck Attack .

The city was sparsely defended Defending at the time as the majority of its army had been taken Motion to Crete by King Areus I ( 309–265 BC ) .

Carmen moved Motion ashore on the Yucatán Peninsula , where , despite striking a sparsely populated region , it caused Causation significant crop damage and killed Killing several people .

Later , the hurricane Catastrophe moved Motion across the Caribbean Sea , causing Causation light damage Damaging in the sparsely populated region of the eastern Yucatán Peninsula .

Unlike these later years , the first half of the 19th century was characterized by sparsely populated communities , harsh living conditions , and to some degree , lawlessness .

With an estimated initial mass of about 12,000–13,000 tonnes ( 13,000–14,000 short tons , heavier than the Eiffel Tower ) , and measuring about in diameter , it is the largest known natural object to have entered Arriving Earth 's atmosphere since the 1908 Tunguska event , which destroyed Destroying a wide , remote , forested , and very sparsely populated area of Siberia .

Later the hurricane weakened Cause_change_of_strength greatly , striking southwestern Florida with winds of 90 mph ( 150 km/h ) in a sparsely populated region .