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Possible Catastrophic Events/Locations

A.D.79 Mt. Vesuvius, Italy Volcano

1815 Tambora, Indonesia Volcano (April 10)

1883 Krakatoa, Indonesia Volcano (August 26)

1889 Johnstown Floods

1906 San Francisco Earthquake (April 18)

1912 Novarupta, Alaska Volcano (June 6-9)

1946 Aleutian Islands, Alaska Tsunami (April 1)

1954 Hurricane Hazel (October)

1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes, Indiana (April 11)

1972 Hurricane Agnes

1976 Tianjin, China Earthquake (July 27)

1980 Mt. Saint Helens, Washington Volcano (May 18)

1985 Nevado del Ruiz Volcano (November 13)

1988 Los Angeles Earthquake

1989 San Francisco Earthquake (October 10)

1989 Hurricane Hugo

1991 Mt. Pinatubo, Luzon (June 15)

1998 Hurricane Mitch

1999 Istanbul, Turkey Earthquake (August)

1999 La Nina’s Effects on Tornadoes

1999 Central Oklahoma Tornado (May 3)

2000 India Earthquake (January 27)

Other Events?

Useful Websites

Hurricanes: www.hurricanes.noaa.gov/prepare www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0308/hurricane www.observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/hurricane/splash.html www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm www.nhc.noaa.gov

Tornadoes www.whyfiles.org/013tornado/index.html www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/tornado.html

Tsunamis www.observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_start.html www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9610/kwave www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/general/historic/historic.html www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami.htm

Floods www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood www.enquirer.com/flood_of_97 www.floodplain.org/flood_basics.htm www.fema.gov/kids/floods.htm

Volcanoes www.volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/volc_images.html www.library.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html www.learner.org/exhibits/volcanoes www.volcanolive.com

Earthquakes www.lafd.org/eqtips.html www.lafd.org/eqhbtext.htm www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding www.earthquake.usgs.gov www.fema.gov/kids/quake.html www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/earthquakes/earthquakesintro.html