Oklahoma City Terrorism – Oklahoma – April 19, 1995
The P. Murrah Federal building was targeted by one or two U.S. terrorists who had
devastating
Srebrenica Genocide – Bosnia-Herzegovina – July 15, 1995
Srebrenica was placed under UN protection but the number of soldiers guarding the city was
Red River Flood – May 4, 1997
This international waterway annually faces the risk of flooding because of the several variables that
Hurricane Floyd – September 16, 1999
The flooding from hurricanes can be extremely destructive as became clear in the $6 billion
Peru Offshore Earthquake – June 23, 2001
Earthquakes are frequent in this part of South America where the Nazca Tectonic Plate is
9-11 Terrorism – New York City – New York – September 11, 2001
The two planes that hit the World Trade Center were accompanied by two other planes
United States Anthrax Terrorism – October 15, 2001
As anthrax powder arrived at different places on the United States East Coast, via regular
Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami – Indonesia – December 26, 2004
The whole world was shaken by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia. Around
Peru Earthquake – May 31, 1970
The earthquake in west-central Peru triggered a massive avalanche that swept downhill from a height
Bangladesh Cyclone – November 9, 1970
Cyclones that strike land from the Bay of Bengal, India, have always caused high death
Guatemala Earthquake – February 4, 1976
The epicenter was one hundred miles northeast of the city and the earthquake, with a
Tangshan Earthquake – China – July 28, 1976
Information about this earthquake was slow in coming because the Chinese authorities did not want
France Oil Spill – March 17, 1978
The volume of this oil spill was more than six times greater than the Exxon
Love Canal Contamination – New York – August 2, 1978
Major health problems arose from a new subdivision on an old industrial site No adequate
Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident – Pennsylvania – March 28, 1979
Failure of water pumps caused a chain reaction of higher and higher temperatures and some
Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruption – Washington – May 18, 1980
This was the most recent in the long history of volcanic eruptions in the Cascades.
Canada Sinking of Oil Platform – February 15, 1982
The Ocean Ranger was stationed at sea 170 miles east of Newfoundland. Because of inadequate
Coalinga Earthquake – California – May 2, 1983
Since no known faults had been identified in this area, no one expected this earthquake.
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