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Disasters

The 365 Crete Earthquake and Tsunami: A Disaster that Devastated the Ancient Mediterranean World
The Zanclean Flood: When a Dried Out Mediterranean Suddenly Refilled in a Massive Megaflood
The Great Molasses Flood: When Boston Was Engulfed in a Sticky Tsunami
The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: The Natural Disaster that Fueled the Enlightenment
The Texas City Disaster: America’s Deadliest Industrial Accident Wrecked a City and Killed Hundreds
Mount Pelee and the Destruction of Saint-Pierre: The Twentieth Century’s Deadliest Volcanic Eruption
The Ancient Antioch Earthquake That Almost Killed Two Emperors
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD – Ancient Rome’s Most Memorable Natural Disaster