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Peshtigo Fire
A drought caused small prairie fires, when a windstorm came it spread these fires to over a millions acres of forests. -
Johnstown Flood
Torrential downpours caused a dam to burst causing 20 million tons of water to crash through the streets. This killed an estimate of 2,209 people. -
Hurricane Galveston - Texas
A category 4 hurricane with winds at an estimated 135 mph. 15 foot waves crushed buildings. This disaster killed an estimated 8,000 people. -
San Francisco Earthquake
This estimated 7.7 earthquake broke natural gas mines and sparked fires, killing 3,000 lives. The fire spread 500 city blocks and made many homeless. -
Tri-State Tornado
This tornado traveled through Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri. It took with it 700 lives and damages more than 15,000 homes. -
Okeechobee Hurricane
This hurricane arrived later then scheduled, killing 2,500 people with its 140 mph winds and weeks of heavy flooding. -
Dust Bowl
Drought caused the top soil to turn to dust. Windstorms blew dust from the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. Many farmers lost there work and many Americans became homeless. -
Heat Wave and Drought 1980
This summer long heat wave caused a massive drought and an estimated $48 billion worth of damages. 10,000 died due to heat or heat stress related ailments. -
Heat Wave
This year long drought accumulated damages of $61 billion. Caused wildfires across Yellowstone National Park and Mount Rushmore. -
Hurricane Katrina
This category 1 hurricane killed an estimate of 1,836 people and left damages at an estimate of $125 Billion.
