Hurricane Rosa brought widespread flooding to northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern United States in late September 2018, leading to one death in Mexico and two in the U.S. state of Arizona. Rosa originated from an Atlantic tropical wave that crossed the West African coast on September 6. The wave proceeded westward across the Atlantic, traversing Central America before entering the Gulf of Tehuantepec on September 22. It became a tropical storm three days later. Rosa entered a period of rapid intensification on the 27th, peaking as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) a day later. It thereafter weakened, making landfall in Baja California as a tropical depression on October 2, and split apart by the following day. There were tropical storm watches and warnings along the coast of Baja California, but the impact of Rosa was relatively minor, due to the weakness of the storm by the time it made landfall. (This article is part of a featured topic: 2018 Pacific hurricane season.).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1846:

English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triton_%28moon%29

1933:

In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_United_Airlines_Boeing_247_mid-air_explosion

1943:

World War II: The Kenpeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour during Operation Jaywick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Tenth_incident

1967:

The Outer Space Treaty, a treaty that forms the basis of international space law, entered into force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

nide: (archaic) A nest of pheasants. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nide

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. Ms Ressa and Mr Muratov are receiving the Peace Prize for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia. At the same time, they are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions.   --Norwegian Nobel Committee https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Norwegian_Nobel_Committee