Natural Disasters

  • Super Outbreak Tornadoes

    Super Outbreak Tornadoes
    There were 148 tornadoes 13 U.S States Tornadoes.
    They continued on a destructive rampage for a period of 24 hrs.
    15 tornadoes were ongoing at the same time.
    330 died and 5,000 were injured.
    It caused $600 million dollars in damage.
  • Tangshan Earthquake

    Tangshan Earthquake
    Nearly 650,000 people died.
    The magitude of the Earthquake was 7.5.
    The Earthquake lasted 14-16 seconds.
    It was generated by the 25 mile long Tangshan fault.
  • 1993 Storm Of The Century/ '93 Superstorm/ Great Blizzard of 1993

    1993 Storm Of The Century/ '93 Superstorm/ Great Blizzard of 1993
    The snow was reported to fall at it's highest of 16 inches deep.
    The storm caused up to $6 billion dollars in damage.
    318 people were said to have passed away.
    44 million acres were hit with precipitation
  • Indian Ocean Tsunami

    Indian Ocean Tsunami
    The Earth shook for over eight minutes due to a 9.1 magnitude Sumatra earthquake.
    The Earthquake caused a Tsunami that spread over 14 countries.
    It killed nearly 230,000 people and displaced 1.7 million.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    The Hurrican brought sustained winds of 100-140 miles per hour and stretched over 400 miles.
    The hurricane caused more than 100 billion dollars in damage.
    More than 1,800 people lost their lives.
    80% of New Orleans flooded.