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The indoor pentathlon is held over a one-day period. Each athlete completes one event at the same time, then there is a 30-minute break until the next event. Tia Hellebaut was the 2008 World Indoor pentathlon gold medallist. Currently, Nafissatou Thiam holds the world record of 5055 points, which occurred on March 3, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Columbia Bar is a system of bars and shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It is one of the most dangerous bar crossings in the world, earning the nickname Graveyard of the Pacific. The bar is about 3 miles (5 km) wide and 6 miles (10 km) long. [1]
1998 Yangtze river flood China: 1998 3,500 [citation needed] 1948 Fuzhou flood China: 1948 3,189+ 2010 China floods, landslides China, North Korea: 2010 3,083 [7] 1993 South Asian Monsoon Flood: Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan: 1993 3,076 [citation needed] 2004 Eastern India, Bangladesh monsoon rain India, Bangladesh: 2004 3,000 [6] 1530 ...
An atmospheric river was pummeling Southern California with heavy rain on Thursday, prompting evacuations and school closures as heavy mudslides and flooding hit areas charred by the wildfires ...
A winter storm that blanketed parts of the Midwest and Northeast with heavy snow and ice also unleashed severe weather, including tornadoes and damaging winds, across the South and Southeast on ...
The Missouri River was a major transportation route that sustained these Montana gold mines and the budding cities. Museum at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. River routes were also integral to the fur trade between St. Louis and the Indian country that provided the furs, which had been going on since the early 19th century. J.J. Roe & Co ...
FAST FACTS: Dangerous freezing rain event triggers Ice Storm Warnings for over 1 million across much of the Willamette Valley. NWS warns Portland area commuters don't be complacent with a dry ...
Modern pentathlon contains five events; pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200.0 metres (656.2 ft) freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3.200 kilometres (1.988 mi) cross-country run. [1] The first three events (fencing, swimming, and show jumping) were scored on a points system.