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Damage on the coast close to where Alice made landfall remained minimal. [2] However, the resulting flood caused by the remnants of Alice were considered a 1 in 2000 year event. [3] The storm caused high rainfall totals, peaking at 24 inches (610 mm) northwest of Del Rio. [4] A bridge on the Pecos River collapsed due to the heavy rains. [5]
For centuries, the Gulf of Mexico has been recognized by that name—derived from the term Mexica (the Nahuatl name for the Aztecs [3]).It began to be used on early European maps already in 1550, [1] [4] [5] and the name soon became established in international cartography and legal usage by bodies such as the International Hydrographic Organization.
Between 1954 and 1959, eight names were deemed significant enough to be retired for 10 years due to their impact before being permanently retired after 1969. There were no names retired for the 1956, 1958, and 1959 seasons. [8] [14] [15] Collectively, these storms resulted in at least 2947 fatalities and over $2.04 billion in damage.
Worst winter storm in more than 120 years blasted Gulf Coast states, including first-ever Blizzard Warning in Louisiana. New Orleans saw 8 inches of snow, making this the worst storm since 1895.
In 1932, the 1932 Freeport hurricane formed August 11 in the southern Gulf of Mexico near the Yucatán Peninsula and slammed into the upper Texas coast near Freeport, Texas as a very compact Category 4 hurricane two days later. As the storm moved over the Gulf of Mexico, it intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 4 with winds estimated at ...
Mexico's president pokes fun at Trump's suggestion to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. ... much of what later became the United States still shown as part of Mexico ...
Executive Order 14172, titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness", is an executive order signed by Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, on January 20, 2025, [1] the day of his second inauguration.
It's a comment from president-elect Donald Trump that caught many people off guard. "We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," he said.