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300 gallons of sludge released into a US River.
Sludge falls into the Mississippi river. It is one of the most serious US disasters. -
Troble in El Salvador
There is an earthquake in El Salvador. It is very hard on the people there. -
Ice Found on Mars
NASA found ice on the planet Mars. They found the ice using the Mars Odyssey explorer spacecraft. -
Blackout
There was blackout in the US and Canada where about 60 million people lost electricity. It was one of the biggest blackouts in US history. -
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan hit Grenada. It was a category 3 hurricane when it hit. -
Glendale train crash
Two trains come off the tracks in California.11 people were killed and 200 injured. -
pluto now a dawrf planet
The planet Pluto is demoted to a dwarf planet. It was reclassified because it did not meet the 3 things that define a planet. -
Iphone now out
IPhone goes on sale. Millions of people line up to get the new iPhone. -
tornado rated EF-3
A tornado hits Kentucky. It was classified as an EF-3 and killed 3 people. -
Polt lands plane in Hudson river safely
An airplane flies into a pack of geese that shut down the engines. The pilot lands the airplane into the Hudson River. -
Lots of snow
The Minneapolis Metrodome’s roof collapses. The roof collapsed because of a 17in snowfall. -
Eathequake and tsunami in Japan
An earthquake near Japan caused a tsunami that killed many people. -
Hot temperatures
Warm weather and dry conditions cause wild fires in California. These conditions make it hard to fight the fire.
