
10 Other Natural Disasters That Also Ruined 2020
To say 2020 was an unmitigated disaster would, at this point, be the understatements of
To say 2020 was an unmitigated disaster would, at this point, be the understatements of
The conquest of the last great Alpine peak in 1865 should have been a triumph,
This earthquake, magnitude 7.2, was a rare event for anywhere in California. It was caused
Hurricane Katrina was both the deadliest and the costliest hurricane in U.S. history. Hurricane Katrina
Both the mountainous location and the political setting of the earthquake led to delays and
A sequence of disruptions to communications because of this earthquake closed down business activities for
This devastating Greensburg tornado was an F5 tornado, rarely seen, and not previously experienced in
Damage was extensive and large as twenty-five miles of the San Andreas Fault slipped. On
This was the second largest volcanic eruption worldwide in the twentieth century. The biggest was
The peak gusts of 164 mph led to huge destruction of homes in the built-up
The damage caused was enormous and concentrated because this earthquake occurred within a densely-populated area.
Like the Northridge earthquake that also occurred in a densely populated area, Kobe suffered very
This international waterway annually faces the risk of flooding because of the several variables that
The flooding from hurricanes can be extremely destructive as became clear in the $6 billion
Earthquakes are frequent in this part of South America where the Nazca Tectonic Plate is
The whole world was shaken by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia. Around
The earthquake in west-central Peru triggered a massive avalanche that swept downhill from a height
Cyclones that strike land from the Bay of Bengal, India, have always caused high death
Since Vladimir Putin came into power in 2000, Russia has undergone a series of legal
Flooding Threats: These U.S. Cities Might Be in Danger Flooding is probably one of the
What do you know about these maritime disasters? Maritime catastrophes have long captivated us, from
What’s going on in the aviation world? As you’ve likely heard, there have been quite