Human Made Disasters
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The Looting of the National Museum of Iraq
The looting of the National Museum of Iraq in April 2003 stands as one of the most tragic cultural losses…
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The 2009 Air France Flight 447 Crash
On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203, vanished over the Atlantic Ocean while en route from…
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The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
The Exxon Valdez oil spill stands as one of the most devastating environmental disasters in modern history, highlighting the profound…
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The Great Molasses Flood
The Great Molasses Flood, a bizarre yet devastating disaster, occurred on 15 January 1919 in the North End of Boston,…
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The Destruction of the Library of Alexandria
The destruction of the Library of Alexandria is one of history’s greatest tragedies, symbolising the loss of untold knowledge and…
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Malaysian Airlines Flight 370: The Plane that Disappeared
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) vanished on 8 March 2014 during its journey from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, carrying 239…
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The Dust Bowl: America’s Environmental Catastrophe
The Dust Bowl was one of the most severe environmental catastrophes in American history, a devastating period of ecological and…
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The Apollo 1 Tragedy: Fire on the Launch Pad
The Apollo 1 launch pad disaster, which occurred on January 27, 1967, was a tragic event that claimed the lives…
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The Great Smog of London
The Great Smog of London, which descended upon the city in December 1952, remains one of the most severe environmental…
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The Concorde Crash of 2000
The Concorde crash of July 25, 2000, marked a tragic chapter in aviation history and signalled the beginning of the…
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