World Weather Related Timeline, Year 2005


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Event of the Year:

Aug. 29 2005 NEW ORLEANS. Hurricane Katrina lashes coast

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SUMMARY:

May. 20 CHILE. Missing 41 troops feared dead
Jul. 8 CUBA. Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 20
Jul. 10 FLORIDA. Dennis hits coast with 120 mph winds
Jul. 18 MEXICO. Hurricane Emily hits Yucatan
Jul. 27 MUMBAI. Monsoon death toll soars
Jul. 29 MUMBAI. Rain death toll reaches 850
Aug. 28 NEW ORLEANS. Katrina now Category 5
NEW ORLEANS. City evacuated as storm nears
Aug. 29 NEW ORLEANS. Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
Aug. 29 NEW ORLEANS. Dozens feared dead after storm
Aug. 30 NEW ORLEANS. 'Up to 80' dead in hurricane
Sep. 20 FLORIDA. Rita strengthens to hurricane
Sep. 21 TEXAS. Storm triggers mass evacuation
Sep. 22 TEXAS. Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita
Sep. 23 NEW ORLEANS. Storm overcomes levee
Sep. 24 USA. Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita
Sep. 28 VIETNAM. Typhoon Damrey deaths reach 74
Oct. 5 EL SALVADOR. Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135
Oct. 10 GUATEMALA. Landslide areas considered mass graves
Oct. 11 PAKISTAN. 3m homeless as storms slow aid
Oct. 18 CARIBBEAN. Wilma turns into a hurricane
Oct. 19 HAITI. Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever'
Oct. 21 MEXICO. Hurricane batters resorts
Oct. 24 FLORIDA. Wilma made 3 million homes without power
Oct. 29 NICARAGUA. Hurricane Beta now Category 2


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DETAILS:
(See more at World Weather Related Timeline:
http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/d/h.html)

Jan. 12
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 4 more bodies pulled from mudslide

May. 20
CHILE. Missing 41 troops feared dead
Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a
snowstorm are almost certainly dead:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4568301.stm

Jun. 22
CHINA. Rains: 80 die, worse to come

Jul. 8
CUBA. Dennis lashes Cuba, kills 20
Powerful winds, crashing waves and torrential rain churned its way
across the length of the Caribbean nation

Jul. 10
FLORIDA. Dennis hits coast with 120 mph winds
Hurricane roared ashore southeast of Pensacola, snapping trees and
triggering tornado warnings

Jul. 16
JAMAICA. Hurricane Emily 'extremely dangerous'

Jul. 18
TAIWAN. Typhoon hits Taiwan


MEXICO. Hurricane Emily hits Yucatan
Hurricane swept across the peninsula toward the Gulf of Mexico and the
Texas border

Jul. 27
MUMBAI. Monsoon death toll soars
At least 418 people have died in devastating monsoon rains in
Maharashtra state

Jul. 29
MUMBAI. Rain death toll nears 750

Jul. 29
MUMBAI. Rain death toll reaches 850
Record-setting rains caused extensive flooding and triggered landslides
in the region

Aug. 27
NEW ORLEANS. Gulf Coast residents urged to get out

Aug. 27
INDIA. Monsoons pushing death tolls

Aug. 28
NEW ORLEANS. Katrina now Category 5
New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory
evacuation of the city:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina


NEW ORLEANS. City evacuated as storm nears
The mayor has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee the city
as Hurricane Katrina nears:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4192218.stm

Aug. 28
NEW ORLEANS. Katrina may be 'our Asian tsunami'

Aug. 29
NEW ORLEANS. Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some
of the pumps failed:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina

Aug. 29
NEW ORLEANS. Dozens feared dead after storm
At least 50 people were killed in one county alone. The storm is causing
up to $25bn of damage:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4196188.stm

Aug. 30
NEW ORLEANS. 'Up to 80' dead in hurricane
A huge rescue operation is under way along the US Gulf Coast. 30 have
died in one beachfront apartment complex

Sep. 7
JAPAN. Typhoon: 18 dead, 9 missing

Sep. 20
FLORIDA. Rita strengthens to hurricane
Tropical Storm moved south of mainland Florida on its way to the warm
waters of the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/20/rita


NEW ORLEANS. Fresh storm threatens flood-hit city

Sep. 20
FLORIDA. Rita now a Category 3 hurricane

Sep. 21
TEXAS. Storm triggers mass evacuation
Hurricane Rita which has been upgraded to Category 5, is heading towards
Texas with winds of 165mph

Sep. 22
TEXAS. Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita
Hundreds of thousands in Texas and Louisiana were loading up their cars
and fleeing inland:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/22/rita


TEXAS. Troop call as storm nears

Sep. 23
NEW ORLEANS. Storm overcomes levee
Water is pouring over a patched-up levee, increasing fears that rains
brought by Rita could flood the city again

Sep. 23
TEXAS. Hurricane poised to strike

Sep. 24
TEXAS. Rita downgraded to Category 1

Sep. 24
USA. Rescuers comb wetlands after Rita
People who defied orders to evacuate from the Cajun swamps of Louisiana
are being sought by rescue teams

Sep. 28
VIETNAM. Typhoon Damrey deaths reach 74
The regional death toll from flash floods has more than doubled, as
Vietnam had recovered the bodies of 33 people

Oct. 2
CHINA. Deadly typhoon smashes into China

Oct. 4
MEXICO. Hurricane strikes Mexican coast

Oct. 5
EL SALVADOR. Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135
Heavy rains pounded Central America, pushing rivers over their banks and
unleashing a string of deadly mudslides:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/05/stan.ap

Oct. 8
GUATEMALA. Storm deaths increase to 508

Oct. 10
GUATEMALA. Landslide areas considered mass graves
Officials would abandon communities buried by landslides as reports of
devastation trickled in from 100 communities

Oct. 11
PAKISTAN. 3m homeless as storms slow aid
Hailstorms hindered relief efforts and brought a threat of mudslides as
the death toll from the quake reached 42,000

Oct. 16
PAKISTAN. Weather raises quake relief fears

Oct. 18
CUBA. Hurricane Wilma grows in strength

Oct. 18
CARIBBEAN. Wilma turns into a hurricane
The hurricane rapidly intensified to a Category 4 with maximum sustained
winds of 150 mph:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/19/wilma

Oct. 19
HAITI. Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever'
At least 11 people in have been killed by floods and landslides

Oct. 20
FLORIDA. Wilma may hit by Sunday night

Oct. 21
MEXICO. Hurricane batters resorts
The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to
pound the area for at least a day:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4366390.stm

Oct. 22
MEXICO. 3 dead as Wilma lashes Yucatan Peninsula

Oct. 23
MEXICO. Relief in Mexico as Wilma leaves


MEXICO. Resorts survey damage

Oct. 23
CUBA. Wilma hits Cuba as Florida braces

Oct. 24
FLORIDA. Wilma roars across Florida


FLORIDA. Wilma made 3 million homes without power
The hurricane is killing at least four people brought storm surges and
up to 25cm:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4369674.stm

Oct. 29
NICARAGUA. Hurricane Beta now Category 2
The hurricane lashed jungle coast, forcing thousands of Miskito Indians
and other residents to race for shelter

Nov. 2
HONDURAS. Rain hinders Hurricane Beta relief

Nov. 6
INDIANA. Killer tornado strikes

Dec. 2
PAKISTAN. Winter warning over quake tents

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Mikhail Sidorin
See links to more details at World Weather Related Timeline:
http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/d/h.html

Mikhail Sidorin wrote:

World Weather Related Timeline, Year 2005

May. 20 Oct. 29

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