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The Great Flood of 1993
Date: April to October 1993, Location: Midwestern United States, Impact: 50 fatalities, tens of thousands displaced, and
Tangshan Earthquake
Date: July 28, 1976, Location: Tangshan, China, Impact: Estimated 242,769 fatalities and extensive urban destruction
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Date: December 26, 2004, Location: Indian Ocean, coastal regions around, Impact: Over 230,000 fatalities across 14 countries, massive infrastructural damage
The Great Blizzard of 1888
Date: March 11-14, 1888, Location: Northeastern United States, Impact: Approximately 400 fatalities and significant transportation disruptions
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
Date: November 3-11, 2013, Location: Philippines, Southeast Asia, Impact: Over 6,300 fatalities and
Great Galveston Hurricane
Date: September 8, 1900, Location: Galveston, Texas, Impact: Between 6,000 and 12,000 fatalities, making it the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history
2003 European Heat Wave
Date: July to August 2003, Location: Western Europe, Impact: Estimated 70,000 fatalities and widespread crop failures
The Dust Bowl
Date: 1930s, Location: Central United States, Impact: Severe dust storms causing agricultural and ecological damage, mass migration
The Tri-State Tornado
Date: March 18, 1925, Location: Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, Impact: 695 fatalities, over 2,000 injuries, and
Hurricane Katrina
Date: August 29, 2005, Location: Gulf Coast of the United States, Impact: Over 1,800 fatalities and
Super Typhoon Tip
Date: October 4-19, 1979, Location: Western Pacific Ocean, Impact: Extensive damage in Japan, 99 fatalities, and
Mount St. Helens Eruption
Date: May 18, 1980, Location: Washington, United States, Impact: 57 fatalities, destruction of 250 homes, and a massive ash fallout
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