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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (74407)10/31/2009 8:04:37 AM
From: tonto1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 224749
 
Damage from storms way down in the Pacific this year.

2009 Pacific hurricane season (active) First system1 formed: June 18, 2009
Active systems1: None
Total named storms: 20
Total hurricanes: 8
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+): 5
Strongest storm: Rick - 180 mph (285 km/h), 906 mbar (hPa)
Number of systems1 making landfall: 2
Total damage: $59.8 million (2009 USD)
Total ACE: 100 — East
24.6 — Central
Confirmed fatalities: 5 direct, 4 indirect
Pacific hurricane seasons
2007 2008 2009 Post-2009

1Includes tropical and subtropical depressions



First storm formed: May 28, 2008
Last storm dissipated: November 4, 2008
Strongest storm: Norbert – 945 mbar (hPa) (27.92 inHg), 135 mph (215 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Total depressions: 19
Total storms: 17
Hurricanes: 7
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+): 2
Total fatalities: 15 direct, 8 indirect
Total damage: $767.1 million (2008 USD)
$774.8 million (2009 USD)
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