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May 2005 Disasters
May 18, Los Barros Range, Chile: a fierce snow storm in the Los Barros range of the Andes mountains killed at least 46 soldiers on training on an army exercise. See also Major Earthquakes…October 2002 Disasters
Oct. 12, Bali, Indonesia: 202 die and hundreds more are wounded when a car bomb explodes in front of 2 nightclubs. The extremist Muslim group Jemaah Islamiyah, which has ties to al-Qaeda, is…June 2004 Disasters
June 29–30, Philippines: Typhoon Mindulle struck the Philippines, killing 30.June 29, Sierra Leone: A United Nations helicopter carrying peacekeepers and others crashed, killing all 24 on…Mt. Vesuvius
The Question: Is the historic volcano, Mount Vesuvius, still active? The Answer: Mt. Vesuvius, which erupted in A.D. 79, burying the cities of…May 2000 Disasters
May 4, northern N.M.: A controlled fire set by the National Park Service swept out of control and, over the next few weeks, consumed more than 46,000 acres and 200 residences. Nearby Los…December 2000 Disasters
Dec. 16, Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Tornado with winds averaging between 175 and 200 mph ripped through the city along a 12-mile path of destruction, killing 12 people. According to officials it was…Cappadocia
(Encyclopedia) CappadociaCappadociakăpədōˈshə [key], ancient region of Asia Minor, watered by the Halys River (the modern Kizil Irmak), in present E central Turkey. The name was applied at different…Pliocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Pliocene epochPliocene epochplīˈəsēn [key], fifth epoch of the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), from 5.1 to 2 million years ago.…Samoa, island chain, SW Pacific Ocean
(Encyclopedia) Samoa, chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, comprising the independent nation of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), and E of long. 171° W, the islands of American Samoa, under…March 2003 Disasters
March 4, Davao, Philippines: A bomb in a backpack exploded in the Davao airport on Mindanao Island, killing 21 people and injuring 145.March 6, Tamanrasset, Algeria: An Algerian Boeing 737…Trending
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