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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 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 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 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 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 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 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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