Hurricane Daniel was the second strongest storm of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season. The fourth named storm of the season, it originated on July 16 from a tropical wave off the coast of Mexico. It tracked westward and intensified steadily, reaching Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale on July 20 and attaining peak winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) on July 22. An annular hurricane with a large and symmetric eye surrounded by a thick ring of intense convection, it gradually weakened as it entered an area of cooler water temperatures and increased wind shear. After crossing into the Central Pacific Ocean, it degenerated into a remnant low pressure area on July 26, and dissipated southeast of Hawaii within two days. The storm brought light to moderate precipitation to the Island of Hawaii and Maui, causing minor flooding, with no fatalities or major damage reported.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1790:
U.S. President George Washington signed the Residence Act, selecting a new permanent site along the Potomac River for the capital of the United States, which later became Washington, D.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residence_Act
1994:
Fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 began hitting the planet Jupiter (impact site pictured), with the first one causing a fireball which reached a peak temperature of about 24,000 K. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Shoemaker%E2%80%93Levy_9
2008:
A tainted milk powder scandal broke in China which ultimately involved an estimated 300,000 victims, the vast majority infants, with 54,000 hospitalized with kidney problems and 6 deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
champagne: 1. (countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. 2. (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made with the méthode champenoise. 3. (countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine. 4. (countable) A glass of champagne. 5. (countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/champagne
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Not many years before the Happening, one of your country's largest religious bodies officially declared that their book was holier than their God, thus simultaneously and corporately breaking several commandments of their own religion, particularly the first one. Of course they liked the book better! It was full of magic and contradictions that they could quote to reinforce their bigoted and hateful opinions, as I well know, for I chose many parts of it from among the scrolls and epistles that were lying around in caves here and there. They're correct that a god picked out the material; they just have the wrong god doing it. --Sheri S. Tepper https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sheri_S._Tepper
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