Disasters9 Min Read gutenblogonDecember 15, 2017 Yellow River Flood 1887 Historically, the Yellow River basin has been vital for China’s agricultural economy, supporting crops like wheat and millet.
Disasters7 Min Read gutenblogonNovember 16, 2017 Matheson Fire Ontario Canada 1916 Unlike today, there were no organised firefighting efforts to contain the flames. With no way to stop the advancing inferno, entire towns were…
Disasters6 Min Read gutenblogonOctober 23, 2017 Argentina 1944 San Juan Earthquake The Earthquake that Shook Argentina: Unveiling the Devastation of the 1944 San Juan Earthquake.
Disasters8 Min Read gutenblogonJuly 18, 2017 China Floods 1931 Cities like Wuhan and Nanjing saw their population submerged, with waters rising several feet in some areas.
Disasters8 Min Read gutenblogonJune 23, 2017 December 1960 Nor’Easter The 1960 Nor'Easter was a storm like no other. While Nor'Easters are common along the North-East coast, this one stood out due to the rapid…
Disasters7 Min Read gutenblogonMay 27, 2017 1998 Indian Heatwave The heat was so intense that roads melted, animals collapsed, and rivers evaporated into cracked, lifeless ground.
Disasters5 Min Read gutenblogonMarch 2, 2017 Cocoliztli Epidemic of 1545-1548 Mexico The term Cocoliztli, meaning “pest” or “plague” in the Nahuatl language, was used by the indigenous people to describe an illness that ravaged…
Disasters7 Min Read gutenblogonJanuary 12, 2017 1993 Storm of the Century USA The storm began as a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico, rapidly intensifying into a superstorm that overwhelmed the East Coast of the…
Disasters History6 Min Read gutenblogonDecember 16, 2016 North Sea Flood Storm Surge 1212 Holy Roman Empire Torrential rains, brutal winds, and an unstoppable wall of water struck the coasts of the Holy Roman Empire with terrifying speed.
Disasters5 Min Read gutenblogonNovember 20, 2016 Romania 1940 Vrancea Earthquake Striking on March 4, 1940, the earthquake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale and devastated much of the country.