Natural Disasters

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  • Johnstown Flood

    Johnstown Flood
    -The dam broke from heavy rainfall .
    -It took about 40 minutes for the entire ake to drain of water .
    -About 30 families lived on villages single street .
  • 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

    1906 San Francisco Earthquake
    -At the time of the earthquake about 375 deaths were reported .
    -The earthquake of San Francisco was the most famous but yet it damaged other cities also .
    -The fires were as damaging as the earthquake because it was buning out of control destroying everything just like the earthquake .
  • Tri-State Tornado

    Tri-State Tornado
    -The tornado was the longest ever recorded .
    -The tornado was part of the large outbreak of several other earthquakes the same day .
    -This was the most deadly earthquake
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    -The drought and erosion of the dust bowl affected 100,000,000 acres .
    -The dust bowl force thousands of families to abandoned their farms .
    -The dust bowl caused many families from Oklahoma to move to California .
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    -Hurricane Katrina swept to the northeast and the city of hurricane conditions for hours .
    -The superdome was a place to keep the victoms safe from the hurricane
    -Some of the survivers reported dead bodies lying on the street and flating in the areas that wa still flooded from the areas .