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Contents · Categories · Featured content · A–Z index Hurricane Ioke was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Central Pacific. The first storm to form in the Central Pacific in the 2006 Pacific hurricane season, Ioke was a record breaking, long-lived and extremely powerful storm that traversed the Pacific for 19 days, reaching the equivalent of Category 5 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale three times. The cyclone developed from the Intertropical Convergence Zone on August 20 far to the south of Hawaii. Ioke gradually weakened as it turned northwestward and northward, and by September 6 it had transitioned into an extratropical cyclone. The remnants of Ioke accelerated northeastward and ultimately crossed into Alaska. Ioke did not affect any permanently populated areas in the Central Pacific or Western Pacific basins as a hurricane or a typhoon. A crew of 12 people rode out the hurricane in a hurricane-proof bunker on Johnston Atoll; the crew estimated winds reached over 100 mph (160 km/h), which damaged trees on the island but did not impact the island's bird population. The hurricane left moderate damage on Wake Island totaling $88 million (2006 USD), including blown off roofs and damaged buildings, though the infrastructure of the island was left intact; all military personnel were evacuated from the island. (more...) Recently featured: Blair Anderson Wark – Rampart Dam – Nevado del Ruiz From Wikipedia's newest articles: July 22: Pi Approximation Day; Feast day of Mary Magdalene More anniversaries: July 21 – July 22 – July 23 A photochrom of Bergen, the second-largest city in Norway, from the 1890s. Visible are the Korskirken in the foreground, the historic harbour Bryggen with its boats and the Bergenhus Fortress in the background. Thought to have been founded by King Olav Kyrre in 1070, Bergen served as Norway's capital from 1217 to 1299. Recently featured: Arcus cloud – Mazda RX-8 – Inflorescence Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects: This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 2,967,738 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below. tagconline.com

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