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Tag: Natural Disaster

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8th October 1871: The Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, the most deadly wildfire in recorded history

  • 8th October 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Fire, Natural Disaster, Peshtigo Fire, United States, USA, Wildfire, Wisconsin

The Peshtigo Fire killed up to 2,500 people in the deadliest wildfire in recorded history.

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2nd September 1935: The Labor Day hurricane, the most intense hurricane to ever make landfall

  • 2nd September 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Florida, Hurricane, Meteorology, Natural Disaster, United States, Weather

The most intense hurricane to ever make landfall struck the United States.

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24th August AD 79: Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii & Herculaneum

  • 24th August 2020
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Italy, Natural Disaster, Roman Empire, Rome, Volcano

The 24th August AD 79 is traditionally believed to have been the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out numerous Roman settlements including Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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14th December 1287: St Lucia’s Flood kills over 50,000 people around the North Sea

  • 14th December 2019
  • Tagged as: Amsterdam, Flood, Medieval, Natural Disaster, Netherlands, North Sea, Storm

In the medieval period the Netherlands, whose name literally means ‘lower countries’, consisted of large areas of boggy land around the winding estuaries of three of the largest rivers in Europe.

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23rd January 1556: Most destructive earthquake on record in Shaanxi

  • 23rd January 2019
  • Tagged as: China, Earthquake, Ming Dynasty, Natural Disaster

On the 23rd January 1556, the deadliest earthquake ever recorded hit the Chinese province of Shaanxi (pronounced Shensi) and surrounding areas.

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