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This image of Hurricane Ioke shows the powerful Category 4 hurricane as it was passing well south of the Hawaiian Islands in the Central Pacific. On August 22, 2006, Johnston Atoll was struck by Hurricane Ioke.

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It's to say that we shouldn't mistake "since 1960" as meaning "for all time.". Nevertheless, Hurricane Ioke had sustained winds of around 185 kilometers per hour (115 miles per hour), according to the University of Hawaii’s Tropical Storm Information Center.

LLC, Which is not to disprove global warming at all. Hurricane Ioke started as all tropical cyclones do, as a depression—an area of low atmospheric pressure. Twelve people were on the island when the hurricane struck, part of a crew sent to the island to deliver a USAF contractor who sampled groundwater contamination levels. Damage was nearly $100 million. In 2006, Hurricane Ioke rampaged across the Central Pacific and traveled all the way into the Western North Pacific, where it was officially pronounced … Hurricane Ioke started as all tropical cyclones do, as a depression—an area of low atmospheric pressure. Ioke is expected to continue moving to the northwest and slowly weaken with the center passing near to Johnston Island.

The storm then became Typhoon Ioke. It has since traveled more than halfway across the entire Pacific Ocean.  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy.