Global Hazards - October 2006
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![]() Typhoon Cimaron |
October 2006 Powerful Typhoon Cimaron moved across the northern Philippines at the end of October 2006. Additional information can be found below. |

Across the United States, significant drought affected areas of the Plains and Rocky Mountains. Extreme drought was also concentrated in northern areas of Minnesota. |
![]() U.S. Drought Monitor |





