American Tornadoes – 2011
In the late spring of 2011. America’s storm chasers saw some serious action. In mid-April a major weather system built…
Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami – 2011
Across the Pacific, the infamous earthquake-prone ‘Ring of Fire’ stretching around the great ocean from New Zealand to the tip…
Christchurch Earthquake – 2011
The inhabitants of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island knew they were at risk front earthquakes, living as they do…
Queensland Floods – 2010-2011
cxzThose living on a ridge high in the mountains might reasonably suppose that, flooding is the last natural disaster that…
Haiti Earthquake – 2010
The island of Hispaniola is divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. With 10 million impoverished citizens, Haiti at the…
Manila Floods – 2009
Flooding is a regular problem in the Philippines, but the disaster that occurred in September 2009, when Typhoon Ketsana lashed…
Black Saturday Bushfires – 2009
Extreme weather conditions made it possible, but the evil hand of man made a fatal contribution to the series of…
Kenya Drought – 2008-2009
Is it global warming starting to impact negatively on millions of people in Africa, or is a normal weather cycle…
Cyclone Nargis – 2008
The worst natural disaster in the long history of Myanmar was caused by the ominously named Very Severe Tropical Cyclonic…
Hurricane Katrina – 2005
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a bad time to be living along the Gulf Coast in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana…