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Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption

Events; Disasters

On June 15, 1991, and persisting for eight hours, the second largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century, took place on Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The largest ...

Texas hurricane

Events; Disasters

On August 4, 1915, a monstrous hurricane formed near the Cape Verde Islands and moved just south of the Greater Antilles, reaching the Texas coast near Galveston on August 16. In Galveston many ...

avalanche

Events; Disasters

An avalanche (also called a snowslide or snowslip) is a rapid flow of snow down a sloping surface. Avalanches are typically triggered in a starting zone from a mechanical failure in the snowpack ...

earthquake

Events; Disasters

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by vibration, shaking and ...

volcanic eruption

Events; Disasters

Volcanoes can cause widespread destruction and consequent disaster in several ways. The effects include the volcanic eruption itself that may cause harm following the explosion of the volcano or the ...

flood

Events; Disasters

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of ...

limnic eruption

Events; Disasters

A limnic eruption occurs when a gas, usually CO2, suddenly erupts from deep lake water, posing the threat of suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans. Such an eruption may also cause tsunamis in ...