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Year without Summer
Because of server climate abnormailities. it caused the global temperature to drop causing a food shortage, thought to be caused by a volcanic reaction -
Dust Bowl
A major drought with 10 inches of rainfall a year. Forced many families to move out and leave their farms because of this phenomenon -
Aleutian Islands Eathrquake
This earthquake was a devasting one with a 8.1 magnitude and around 231 casualties and caused over 26 million dollars in damge with tsunami waves reaching 45-130 feet. -
Loma Prieta Earthquake
This earthquake took place in northern California with amagnitude of 6.9 and lasted 8-15 seconds. This Earthquake caused 63 deaths and over 3,000 injuries. Total damge costs 5.6 billion- 6 billion dollars. -
Great Ice Storm
There were 5 inches of freezing rain, around 4 million power outages at the peak of the storm caused a total of 35 death and 945 injuries. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was onne of the the five most deadliest hurricanes in American history. The cost of damage from this hurricane is 108 billion dollars, winds reached up to 175 Mph and caused around 2,000 fatalities. -
Tornado Outbreak
This outbreak was the largest and most deadliest in recorded history and had a total of 355 confirmed tornados in the storm system. Winds reached up to 210 Mph. There were 324 fatalities and 11 billion dollars in damage. -
Mississippi River Floods
Most damging waterway in the past century causing 2-4 billion dollars in damage and around 300 fatalities. -
Hurricane Sandy
The cost of damage was around 68 billion dollars, a total of 233 death direct and indirect. Winds reach top speeds of 115 Mph and is the larest Atlantic hurricane in recored history. -
Oso Mudslide
This mudslide cause 43 deaths and 4 serious injuries. It also destoryed 49 homes and other buildings.
