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Minoan cities buried in ash from volcano on island of Thera (Santorini)
-1620
Disaster, Greece
Sparta Earthquake; Helot Revolt
-464
Disaster, Greece
Outbreak of plague in Athens
-430
Disaster, Greece
Nero blames Christians for fire that destroyed two-thirds of Rome
64
Disaster, Roman Empire
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buries Pompeii and Herculaneum
79
Disaster, Roman Empire
Outbreak of plague in time of Marcus Aurelius
166
Disaster, Roman Empire
Black Death in Europe and Asia
1347
Disaster, Global
In the siege of Kaffa, corpses of Black Death victims are catapulted into the city
1347
Disaster, Europe
The "Great Fire" of London destroys about 4/5 of city
1666
Disaster, England (<1707)
Lisbon destroyed by earthquake
1755
Disaster, Portugal
Ireland's potato famine
1845
Disaster, Ireland
Chicago fire burns an area 4 miles long and 3/4 miles wide
1871
Disaster, United States
Volcanic eruption of Krakatoa kills about 35,000 people
1883
Disaster, Indonesia
San Francisco earthquake leaves more than 200,000 homeless
1906
Disaster, United States
1,517 passengers die as Titanic hits iceberg and sinks on maiden voyage
1912
Disaster, Global
Over 3 million homes in Yokohama and Tokyo destroyed by earthquake & tsunami
1923
Disaster, Japan
London smog reaches critical level
1952
Disaster, United Kingdom
East Pakistan hit by a cyclone that causes major flooding & 300,000 deaths
1970
Disaster, Pakistan
In December, methyl isocyanate from Union Carbide plant kills thousands in Bhopal
1984
Disaster, India
1984-1985 famine in Ethiopia
1984
Disaster, Ethiopia
Tsunami in Indian Ocean destroys the Aceh coast and its capital Banda Aceh
2004
Disaster, Indonesia
Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans with flooding from broken levees
2005
Disaster, United States
Chilean miners rescued--69 day ordeal of 33 miners
2010
Disaster, Chile
Catastrophic earthquake in Haiti destroys much of Port-au-Prince
2010
Disaster, Haiti
Tsunami hits Japan killing about 15,000 people & damaging Fukushima nuclear plant
2011
Disaster, Japan
Defrosting permafrost threatens to increase greenhouse gases
2011
Disaster, Global
Hurricane Sandy-major storm surge damage in U.S. cities on east coast
2012
Disaster, United States
Since 1980, Rocky Mountains have lost 20% of snow cover
2013
Disaster, United States
In 2100 Earth is heading for 3.7-4.8°C rise compared to pre-industrial temperature
2014
Disaster, Global
21 year analysis shows ice loss in Antarctica equals Mt Everest size every 2 years
2014
Disaster, Global
World's nations in 2015 agreed to cut CO2 to keep global warming below 2°C
2015
Disaster, Global
European refugee crisis
2015
Disaster, Europe
Melting Antartica could contribute 3 feet of sea-level rise by 2100
2016
Disaster, Global
Deadly heat events by 2100 expose 3/4 of population 20 days per year
2017
Disaster, Global
WHO reports more than 5 million deaths since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Disaster, Global