Natural Disasters 1-15
12 entries in the Natural Disasters compendium.
1556 Shaanxi earthquakeOne of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history.1755 Lisbon earthquakeEarthquake, tsunami, and fire destroyed Lisbon and birthed modern seismology.1931 China floods1970 Bhola cycloneDeadliest tropical cyclone on record, striking East Pakistan in 1970.1976 Tangshan earthquakeOne of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history.2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiDeadliest tsunami in history, struck Indian Ocean coasts.2010 Haiti earthquakeA magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010.2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakesDeadliest earthquake in modern Turkey and Syria since antiquity.Great Famine (Ireland)It constituted a major historical social crisis and had a significant impact on Irish sociHurricane KatrinaGovernment response to Hurricane Katrina fell under heavy criticism.Krakatoa eruptionSan Francisco earthquake of 1906Deadliest earthquake in U.S. history, destroying over 80% of San Francisco.
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