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August 2004 Disasters
Aug. 1, Asunción, Paraguay: Fire, caused by a gas leak, swept through a supermarket in a three-story shopping center, killing at least 400 people, many of whom were trapped inside because…September 2004 Disasters
Sept. 5–8, east and west coast, Fla.: Hurricane Frances, downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 2 storm, made landfall on the Atlantic coast of Florida, near Stuart, on Sept. 5, moved…November 2004 Disasters
Nov. 7, southern Philippines: Southern Philippines hit by tropical storm Lingling experienced flash floods and landslides that killed at least 115.Nov. 11, Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia: A 7.5…Earthquake in Turkey
by Borgna Brunner Learn earthquake basics in Earthquakes 101. Earthquake epicenter: near Izmit, an industrial city about 55 miles east of Istanbul on the Sea of Marmara. Aftershocks: at least…Deadliest Tsunamis in History
Deadliest Tsunamis in HistoryFatalitiesYearMagnitudePrincipal areas225,000+ 20049.0Indian Ocean100,000 1645? B.C. Crete-Santorini, Ancient Greece60,000 17558.5Portugal, Morocco40,000 17827.…Easter Island
(Encyclopedia) Easter Island, Span. Isla de Pascua, Polynesian Rapa Nui, remote island (2020 est. pop. 5,000), 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the South…glacial periods
(Encyclopedia) glacial periods, times during which large portions of the earth's surface were covered with thick glacial ice sheets. In the Pleistocene epoch, in the Carboniferous and Permian periods…July 2005 Disasters
July 7, London England: four bombs exploded in three subway stations and on one double-decker bus during the morning rush hour, killing 52 people plus 4 bombers, and wounding more than 700.…October 2005 Disasters
Oct. 1, El Salvador: Ilamatepec volcano, the highest in El Salvador, erupted, killing 2. Thousand evacuated the area as boiling water poured down the slopes and a column of ash reached 50,000…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of September 20, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from an Apple vs. Fortnite lawsuit to a volcanic eruption. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week.…Trending
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