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Retired Hurricane Names
When hurricanes are particularly destructive, their names are retired from the list of usable names. Any country affected by a particularly terrible storm can request that the name be retired by…typhoon
(Encyclopedia) typhoon: see hurricane.Biloxi
(Encyclopedia) Biloxi Biloxi bĭlŭkˈsē [key], city (2020 pop. 49,449), Harrison co., SE Miss., on a peninsula…Lake Charles
(Encyclopedia) Lake Charles, city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and…Sayreville
(Encyclopedia) Sayreville, borough (1990 pop. 34,986), Middlesex co., E N.J., on the Raritan River; inc. 1919. Among its various manufactures are chemicals, plastics, steel, and adhesives. In 2012…Point Pleasant
(Encyclopedia) Point Pleasant, residential and resort borough (1990 pop. 18,177), Ocean co., E N.J., near the Manasquan Inlet; settled 1850, inc. 1920. The adjoining borough of Point Pleasant Beach (…Copiague
(Encyclopedia) Copiague Copiague kōˌpāgˈ [key], uninc. residential town (2020 pop. 23,561), Suffolk co., SE N.Y…Lindenhurst
(Encyclopedia) LindenhurstLindenhurstlĭnˈdənhûrstˌ [key], village (1990 pop. 26,879), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on S Long Island; inc. 1923. Primarily residential, it manufactures goods such as paper,…Wildwood
(Encyclopedia) Wildwood, city (1990 pop. 4,484), Cape May co., SE N.J., on an island off Cape May; settled 1882, inc. as a city 1911. It has large commercial fisheries and is a popular summer seaside…storm
(Encyclopedia) storm, disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere attended by wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, or thunder and lightning. Types of storms include the extratropical cyclone,…Trending
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