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Cyclone Joy led to the government of Queensland, Australia, issuing a disaster

declaration for about 30% of the state. The cyclone began in late 1990 as a
weaktropical low near the Solomon Islands, and initially moved westward. On
18 December, it was named Joy, becoming the 2nd named storm of the season.
After turning southwest, Joy strengthened to maximum sustained winds of
165 km/h (105 mph) while approaching Cairns in Far North Queensland. Brushing
the city with strong winds, the cyclone soon weakened and dissipated on
27 December. There was torrential rainfall over Queensland for two weeks, and
severe flooding caused most of the storm-associated damage. Rains significantly
increased water levels on 10 rivers, among them the Fitzroy River,
which discharged about 18 trillion freshwater litres (4.9 trillion gallons)
into Keppel Bay over 25 days. In turn, the Great Barrier Reefsuffered biological
damage from coral bleaching and decreased salinity. Overall, Joy killed six people
and caused A$300 million in damage. Afterwards, the name Joy was retired from
the list of tropical cyclone names. (Full article...)
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The campaigns of the JinSong Wars were conducted by the Jurchen Jin dynasty and the Song dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries. This series of
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