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List of New York hurricanes encompasses 83 tropical or subtropical cyclones that have affected the state of New York since the 17th century. The strongest of these storms was the 1938 New England Hurricane, which struck Long Island as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Tropical cyclones rarely make landfall on the state, although it is common for remnants of tropical cyclones to produce heavy rainfall and flooding. (More...) This is a list of countries without armed forces. The term "country" is used in the sense of independent state; thus, it applies only to sovereign states and not dependencies, whose defense is the responsibility of another country or an army alternative. The term "armed forces" refers to any government-sponsored defense used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. (More...)

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February 2008 List of the Month: List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes

Date Image Page Nominator Summary
2008-02-01 List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes Miss Madeline This is a list of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes. A Category 5 hurricane, on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, is the most catastrophic hurricane that can form. They are rare in the eastern Pacific Ocean and generally form only once every several years. Fortunately, landfalls by such storms are rare due in the northeastern Pacific to the generally westerly path of tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere. (More...)
2008-02-02 List of cities and towns in Tennessee Orlady List of cities and towns in Tennessee includes all 351 incorporated municipalities that were in existence in the U.S. state of Tennessee as of the 2000 U.S. Census, when 55.5% of the state's population resided in incorporated municipalities. Incorporated municipalities in the state are designated as either "cities" or "towns" and operate under one of several different types of charters. (more...)
2008-02-03 List of recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry TonyTheTiger List of recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry is the registry of recordings selected yearly by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 aimed to develop a program to guard America's sound recording heritage. It established the Registry to maintain and preserve culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant sound recordings.(more...)
2008-02-04 List of snow events in Florida Hurricanehink List of snow events in Florida. Snow rarely occurs in the U.S. state of Florida, as freezing temperatures in the state are generally caused by the cold and dry winds of anticyclones. Most of the state is in a rare portion of the continental United States which receives a mean maximum monthly snowfall amount of zero. As of 2007, there have been 39 reported occurrences of snow in the U.S. state of Florida.(more...)
2008-02-05 List of tallest buildings in San Francisco Raime List of tallest buildings in San Francisco ranks skyscrapers in the city of San Francisco, California by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the 853-foot (260 m) Transamerica Pyramid. San Francisco is the site of 16 skyscrapers over 500 feet (152 m) tall, with two more under construction. The city is currently going through a large building boom, with 18 structures proposed, approved or under construction in the city that are planned to rise over 500 feet (152 m) in height.(more...)
2008-02-06 List of U.S. states by elevation Hike395 List of U.S. states by elevation lists the elevation of each state of the United States of America by according to the NGVD29 vertical datum, unless otherwise noted. This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site. (More...)
2008-02-07 ISO 3166-1 Bart l ISO 3166-1, as part of the ISO 3166 standard, provides codes for the names of countries and dependent territories, and is published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes. It defines three sets of country codes: (More...)
2008-02-08 Thailand birds Jimfbleak List of birds of Thailand is a list of the bird species recorded in the wild in Thailand. The avifauna of Thailand numbers 982 species in all, of which 3 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 45 are rare or accidental. 7 species listed are extirpated in Thailand and are not included in the species count. 49 species are globally threatened. In 1991, it was estimated that 159 resident and 23 migratory species were endangered or vulnerable. (more...)
2008-02-09 List of Bleach Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc episodes Sephiroth BCR List of Bleach Soul Society: The Sneak Entry arc episodes lists the episodes of the second story arc of the Bleach anime series. The episodes are directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by TV Tokyo, Dentsu, and Studio Pierrot. In the English release by Viz Media, the title is translated as The Entry. It is based on Tite Kubo's Bleach manga series, and adapts the ninth through fourteenth volumes of its source material over twenty one episodes. (More...)
2008-02-10 List of California hurricanes Miss Madeline A California hurricane is a tropical cyclone that affects the state of California, which is usually only affected by their remnants.Usually, only the remnants of tropical cyclones affect California. No hurricane has ever made landfall in California in recorded history. Since 1900, only four tropical cyclones have brought gale-force winds to the Southwestern United States. In addition, a possible hurricane just missed making landfall in 1858. (More...)
2008-02-11 List of elements by name Spangineer List of elements by name is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element. The list includes each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table. (More...)
2008-02-12 List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame by date of induction Spangineer This is a list of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, in order of induction. Elections commenced in 1936 for selection of worthy individuals to be honored by induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame, though the first induction ceremonies were not held until the Hall opened in 1939. Through December 2007, a total of 285 individuals have been selected, including 227 players, 19 managers, 8 umpires, and 31 pioneers and executives. (More...)
2008-02-13 List of New Jersey Devils players Bsroiaadn List of New Jersey Devils players is a complete list of every player that has played in at least one game during the regular season or the playoffs with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Of the 271 different players that have played on the Devils, 12 players have had multiple stints. The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times with a total of 54 different players. Only five players have been a part of all three Cup wins, and eleven more have won two. (more...)
2008-02-14 List of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters Miranda The list of Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters (commonly referred to as AKAs) includes initiated and honorary members of Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΆKΆ), the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter sorority established for Black college women. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by nine women who were known as The Original Group of 1908, and seven sophomores, who were accepted as honor initiates and are known as The Sophomores of 1910.(More...)
2008-02-15 Palms of the Caribbean Jimfbleak The palm tree is often seen as symbolically important in the Caribbean, appearing on the coats of arms of several Caribbean nations and on the flag of the West Indies cricket team. List of palms of the Caribbean consists of palms which are native to the insular Caribbean (including the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands). Morici (2004) reported that there are about 191 genera and 2339 species in the Arecaceae (the palm family). (more...)
2008-02-16 List of Prime Ministers of Canada Arctic.gnome List of Prime Ministers of Canada is a list of Prime Ministers of Canada since Confederation. In Canada's bicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, the Prime Minister is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the lower house of parliament and acts as Canada's head of government. While there many consider John A. Macdonald Canada's first Prime Minister, some argue that Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine is truly Canada's first Prime Minister. (More...)
2008-02-17 List of signatories of the United States Constitution Spangineer The signatories of the United States Constitution were the 39 delegates at the Constitutional Convention, led by George Washington, who signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Several notable politicians of the time did not attend the convention, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry. (More...)
2008-02-18 List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers The Rambling Man List of Ipswich Town F.C. managers is a list of Ipswich Town F.C. managers from its founding in 1878 until the present. From 1878 to 1936, the team was amateur and selected by committee. After turning professional in 1936, the club appointed Mick O'Brien as their manager. (More...)
2008-02-19 List of sister cities in Florida Orlady List of sister cities in Florida lists the sister states, regions, and cities of places in the U.S. state of Florida. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links. Sister cities interact with each other across a broad range of activities, from health care and education to business and the arts. The list was compiled primarily from the official Sister Cities International website. {more...}
2008-02-20 List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset Rodw List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset. In England the body responsible for designating Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. As of 2006, there are 126 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which 82 have been designated due to their biological interest, 35 due to their geological interest, and 9 for both.(more...)
2008-02-21 List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago Guettarda List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago enumerates snakes which have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago. Forty-seven species have been recorded - 44 in Trinidad and 21 in Tobago, making the snake population of this area by far the most diverse in the Caribbean. Many of these species are South American, most of which are present in Venezuela. Trinidad and Tobago consists of two main islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and several smaller islands. Only four species are venomous. (More...)
2008-02-22 List of spacewalks and moonwalks Rmhermen List of spacewalks and moonwalks contains all spacewalks and moonwalks where an astronaut has fully, or partially left his spacecraft. All spacewalks have had the astronauts tethered to their spacecraft except for seven spacewalks by the United States. All moonwalks saw astronauts untethered. As of October 26, 2007, 168 astronauts had made spacewalks (out of 464 astronauts who have gone into space). Only 10 women have been on spacewalks. (More...)
2008-02-23 List of Test cricket records Moondyne List of Test cricket records lists record team and individual performances in Test cricket. Records for the short form of international cricket, One Day Internationals, are at List of One-Day International cricket records. Cricket is, by its nature, capable of generating large numbers of records and statistics. Test cricket has been played since 1877 with essentially the same rules as are played today, and therefore many comparisons can be made of teams and individuals through these records. (More...)
2008-02-24 List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes Miss Madeline This is a list of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes. A Category 5 hurricane, on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, is the most catastrophic hurricane that can form. They are rare in the eastern Pacific Ocean and generally form only once every several years. Fortunately, landfalls by such storms are rare due in the northeastern Pacific to the generally westerly path of tropical cyclones in the northern hemisphere. (More...)
2008-02-25 List of cities and towns in Tennessee Orlady List of cities and towns in Tennessee includes all 351 incorporated municipalities that were in existence in the U.S. state of Tennessee as of the 2000 U.S. Census, when 55.5% of the state's population resided in incorporated municipalities. Incorporated municipalities in the state are designated as either "cities" or "towns" and operate under one of several different types of charters. (more...)
2008-02-26 List of recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry TonyTheTiger List of recordings preserved in the United States National Recording Registry is the registry of recordings selected yearly by the National Recording Preservation Board for preservation in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 aimed to develop a program to guard America's sound recording heritage. It established the Registry to maintain and preserve culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant sound recordings.(more...)
2008-02-27 List of snow events in Florida Hurricanehink List of snow events in Florida. Snow rarely occurs in the U.S. state of Florida, as freezing temperatures in the state are generally caused by the cold and dry winds of anticyclones. Most of the state is in a rare portion of the continental United States which receives a mean maximum monthly snowfall amount of zero. As of 2007, there have been 39 reported occurrences of snow in the U.S. state of Florida.(more...)
2008-02-28 List of tallest buildings in San Francisco Raime List of tallest buildings in San Francisco ranks skyscrapers in the city of San Francisco, California by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the 853-foot (260 m) Transamerica Pyramid. San Francisco is the site of 16 skyscrapers over 500 feet (152 m) tall, with two more under construction. The city is currently going through a large building boom, with 18 structures proposed, approved or under construction in the city that are planned to rise over 500 feet (152 m) in height.(more...)
2008-02-29 List of U.S. states by elevation Hike395 List of U.S. states by elevation lists the elevation of each state of the United States of America by according to the NGVD29 vertical datum, unless otherwise noted. This is an out-of-date datum: elevations in the more up-to-date NAVD88 vertical datum can be individually accessed at the National Geodetic Survey web site. (More...)