devastating

Vaiont Dam Collapse – Italy – October 9, 1963

A landslide within the Vaiont Dam in northern Italy displaced a massive volume of water

Tristan da Cunha Volcanic Eruption – October 8, 1961

The eruption forced all the islanders of Tristan da Cunha to evacuate from their homes

New York City Mid-air Collision – December 16, 1960

A United Airlines DC8 and a Trans World Airlines Super Constellation collided over New York

Chile Earthquake – May 22, 1960

This earthquake of magnitude 9.5 hit an area of Chile close to Concepcion, two hundred

Japan Typhoon – September 26, 1959

Nagoya is a city of a million people and this extreme storm caused the deaths

Lituya Bay Earthquake – Alaska – July 10, 1958

This was the largest earthquake in Alaska since the quake in Yakutat, near Lituya Bay,

Thalidomide Drug Tragedy – October 1, 1957

Thalidomide was launched by Celgene Corporation to help pregnant women. Before it was withdrawn three

Fallon-Stillwater Earthquake – Nevada – July 6, 1954

The area hit, Fallon-Stillwater, is about one hundred miles southeast of Reno, largely deserted in

Flint Tornado – Michigan – June 8, 1953

The Flint tornado was the last in U.S. history to cause the deaths of more

Waco Tornado – Texas – May 11, 1953

The high death toll, 114, and the other high costs were partly due to the

Puget Sound Earthquake – Washington – April 13, 1949

An eighty-mile coastal strip from Seattle to Chehalis was severely damaged. On April 13, 1949,

Texas City Explosion – Texas – April 16, 1947

Lack of awareness of the dangers from ammonium nitrate despite published guidelines and earlier similar

Woodward Tornado – Oklahoma – April 9, 1947

Oklahoma’s worst ever tornado struck Woodward in 1947. This was a violent category 5 tornado,

Nankaido Earthquake – Japan – December 20, 1946

The Nankai Trough was frequently hit in the past by powerful earthquakes. Along a three

Vancouver Island Earthquake – Canada – June 23, 1946

This earthquake was not one of the subduction ones that are likely to hit this

West Yellowstone Earthquake – Montana – August 18, 1959

Yellowstone National Park is the site of a super volcano in times past, as evidenced

Price William Sound Earthquake – Alaska – March 27, 1964

The epicenter was close to the coast in Prince William Sound, halfway between Portage and

Aberfan Landslide – South Wales – Britain – October 21, 1966

Aberfan, in south Wales, Britain, was a coal mining area. Coal waste was stored on

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