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The Great Snow of 171
Snow feel for 10 days across north eastern America and acumulated to 5 feet of snow with drifts up to 14 feet high. The population of many of the northern states complained about not having church survices for 3 weeks and food shortages. -
The Dark Day
An Unexsplained abstrution of the atmosphere lasted all day. The strange event darkened the sky during what would normally be daylight hours. -
The Year Without Summer
The result of the eruption of the Tambora Volcano. Ash blocked the sun and temperatures droped. It killed thousands of pepole. On July 4th the temperature did not go over 45 degrees in Savannah Georga -
The Great Galveston Hurricane
The city of Galveston lost 3,000 people when the hurricane happened. this could have been because a year proir to the hurricane they had taken down their 16 foot sand dunes that might have protected them. This is the deadliest American Hurricane ever recorded -
Hurrican Camille
This catigory 5 hurricane killed 250 people. Was one of the top 3 most catostrphic hurricanes to hit the United States. -
Blizzard of '93
Said to be one of the biggest blizzards in history the superstorm of 1993 lasted 2 days. 17 inches of snow was reported in southern states such as Alabama. 270 died and 43 were lost at sea. -
Indian Ocean Tsunami
A Tsunami with a magnitude of 9.1-9.3 occured in the Indian Ocean. It caused the most damage to the oceans small islands such a Tiland. This makes it one of the deadliest natural disasters in history -
Hurrican Katrina
One of the 5 deadlist hurricans in history. Created distruction 100 miles from storm center. Flooded 80% of New Orleans. -
October
Catagory 3 Hurrican and the deadliest of 2012. Started out as a topical wave. Caused most damage to New Jersey -
Philippines Disaster
A Typhoon hit the islands of the Philippines and devistated the land and the people. The Typhoon left many still "missing" and many died. Most of the iland residents are still homless.