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1964 Alaska Earthquake
It was in Alaska. It had a magitude of 9.3. it generated 311 million dollars worth of damage, and killed 139. -
European heat wave of 2003
The European heat wake of 2003 was the hottest recorded summer since 1540. It lasted from June 2003, to August 2003 with a death toll of more than 70,000. -
2008 California Wildfires
The wildfires in california in the summer of 2008 were very bad. there were 4,108 fires covering 1,375,781 acres. 13 firefighters had fatalities.. -
Haiti
The earthquake in Haiti occured on January 12, 2010. Its time of origin was 16:53, or 4:53 PM. It was a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. -
Fukushima Daiichi Triple Disaster
Japan was devastated on March 11, 2011 by an Earthquake, which caused a tsunami, which in turn caused a meltdown at the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The earthquake was 9.0 in magnitude. Its time of origin was 14:46, or 2:46 PM. The tsunami was about 133 feet tall. In total, there were 15,891 deaths, 6,152 injured, and 2,584 people missing. -
2011 Mississippi River Floods
They happened from May 4, 2011, to June 20, 2011 along the Mississippi River Valley. There were about 20 deaths and 2-4 billion in property damage. -
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene formed on August 21, 2011, and dissipated on August 30, 2011. The highest winds were sustained for 1 minute at 120 MPH. There were 61 fatalities and about 16.5 billion dollars worth of damage. -
Hurricane Sandy (Superstorm Sandy)
Superstorm Sandy formed on October 22, 2012, and dissipated on November 2, 2012. the highest winds were sustained for 1 minute at 115 MPH. There were 233 fatalities and more than 68 billion dollars worth of death -
Black Forest Fire
Occured from June 11, 2013, to June 20, 2013. This fire impacted 14,280 acres, destroyed 486 homes, along with 37 homes damaged. there were 2 fatalities. -
2013 Colorado Floods
these floods lasted from spetember 9, 2013, in to early 2014. 8 dead, 6 missing. over 1 billion dollars in damage
