Natural Disasters
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The Great Kantō Earthquake
On 1 September 1923, Japan experienced one of the most devastating natural disasters in its history. The Great Kantō Earthquake…
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The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
On 26 December 2004, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history struck the coasts of several countries bordering…
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The 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption
On 18 May 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in what became the most catastrophic volcanic event in the history of…
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The Peshtigo Fire
On the night of 8 October 1871, a devastating inferno consumed the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, in what remains the…
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The Eruption of Krakatoa
The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 stands as one of the most catastrophic volcanic events in recorded history, an explosive…
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The Black Death
The Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, swept through Europe, Asia, and North Africa in the…
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The Spanish Flu Pandemic
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 was one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history, claiming the lives of an…
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The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood, also known as the Great Flood of 1889, remains one of the deadliest disasters in American history,…
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The Irish Potato Famine
The Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in…
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2011 Japan: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis
The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami remains one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in modern history, with far-reaching consequences…
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