Top 10: Deadliest Tsunamis in History
- amyride
- General Knowledge
- Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, World
The concern for the human race increases day by day as man and nature conflicts. We develop all sorts of medicines and protections so that we could have a longer and prosperous life. We think we have got everything under control but when nature decides to strike, we are just as helpless as any other […]
Top 12: Largest Earthquakes by Magnitude
- psantos
- General Knowledge
- Earthquakes, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis, World
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. 1. 1960 Valdivia Earthquake (9.5 Mw) The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake of Sunday, 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5 […]
Top 21: Natural Disasters Recorded for Humanity
- mpaz
- General Knowledge
- Blizzards, Cyclones, Disasters, Droughts, Earthquakes, Epidemics, Floods, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Tsunamis
It is believed that the Universe was created from a cataclysmic explosion, our solar system was itself created in the chaos of clouds of gas and residues from explosions of distant and ancient stars. Our home planet was itself the result of a series of cataclysms at tremendous scale, and it is thanks to such […]