The conquest of the last great Alpine peak in 1865 should have been a triumph, but instead ended in the…
This earthquake, magnitude 7.2, was a rare event for anywhere in California. It was caused by subduction on the part…
Hurricane Katrina was both the deadliest and the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one…
Both the mountainous location and the political setting of the earthquake led to delays and massive transportation problems. An earthquake…
A sequence of disruptions to communications because of this earthquake closed down business activities for a time in many parts…
This devastating Greensburg tornado was an F5 tornado, rarely seen, and not previously experienced in Kansas for decades. This tornado…
Thousands were killed and thousands of others wounded. Tiananmen Square, meaning “Gate of Heavenly Peace” refers to a cluster of…
Damage was extensive and large as twenty-five miles of the San Andreas Fault slipped. On October 18, 1989, an earthquake…
This new form of terrorism brought a wave of toxic gases over Kuwait and its surrounding area. At the same…
This was the second largest volcanic eruption worldwide in the twentieth century. The biggest was Mount Katmai in Alaska in…