A disaster (from Latin meaning, "bad star") is the impact of a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry often resulting in permanent changes to human societies, ecosystems and environment. (It may be noted that event itself is not a disaster, it is the impact which is called disaster.) Disasters manifest as hazards exacerbating vulnerable conditions and exceeding individuals' and communities' means to survive and thrive. Most events included herein are compiled from United States Federal Emergency Management Age ...

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• Disaster - Avalanche
• Disaster - Cold
• Disaster - Disease
• Disaster - Drought
• Disaster - Earthquake
• Disaster - Famine
• Disaster - Fire
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• Disaster - Limnic eruption
• Disaster - Landslide
• Disaster - Mudslide
• Disaster - Sink hole
• Disaster - Solar flare
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• Disaster - Thunderstorm
• Disaster - Tornado
• Disaster - Tsunami
• Disaster - Volcanic eruption
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• Disaster - Man-made disasters
• Disaster - Aviation
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• Disaster - Space Disasters
• Disaster - Telecommunication outage
• Disaster - Terrorism
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• Disaster - Surviving a disaster
• Disaster - Personal and family disaster preparation
• Disaster - Local government and emergency services disaster preparation and management
• Disaster - Business disaster preparation and management
• Disaster - National disaster preparation
• Disaster - Humanitarian disaster preparation
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Chances of survival after a disaster are greatly improved when people, local governments and emergency services, businesses and national governments prepare survival plans and assemble survival gear beforehand. What constitutes sufficient preparation is highly dependent on the location and the disasters that are likely to occur in the area. Disaster - Personal and family disaster preparation. People and families should make an assessment the likely threats in their location and prepare emergency supply kits, learn bas ...

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On Sunday January 5, 1975, at 9:27pm, the Tasman Bridge was struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, bound for the Elecrolytic Zinc Company with a cargo of 10,000 tons of zinc concentrate (AusStats, 2002). It caused two pylons and three sections of concrete decking, totally 127 metres, to fall from the bridge and sink the ship. Seven of the ship's crewmen were killed, and five motorists died when four cars drove over the collapsed sections before the traffic was stopped. A major press shot showed a 3000km old Holden Monaro GTS, along with an older Holden sta ...

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Tasman Bridge, Tasman Bridge - Disaster

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Several people reported hearing a loud noise on August 15, 1984 around 2230. A gas cloud reportedly emanated from a crater in the eastern part of the lake. The resulting deaths of residents in a low-lying area are believed to have occurred between 0300 and dawn. The victims were said to have skin burns, which reports later clarified as "skin damage" such as discoloration. Survivors reported that the whitish, smoke-like cloud smelled bitter and acidic. Vegetation was flattened around the eastern par ...

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Lake Monoun, Lake Monoun - Disaster, Lake Monoun - Degassing

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Weather disasters are natural disasters caused by rain, drought, snow, extreme heat or cold, ice, or wind. See also: weather, meteorology, disaster, list of disasters Other related archivesdisaster, list of disasters, meteorology, natural disasters, weather

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A natural disaster is a catastrophe that occurs when a hazardous physical event (such as a volcanic eruption, earthquake, landslide, hurricane, or any of the other natural phenomena listed below) precipitates extensive damage to property, a large number of casualties, or both. In areas where there are no human interests, natural phenomena do not result in natural disasters. A disaster is a social disruption that can occur at the level of th ...

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• Natural disaster - Flood
• Natural disaster - Forest fire
• Natural disaster - Hailstorm
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• Natural disaster - Extreme natural disasters
• Natural disaster - Ice age
• Natural disaster - Impact event
• Natural disaster - Solar flare
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The Bhopal Disaster of 1984 is claimed by many as the worst industrial disaster in history. It was caused by the accidental release of 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate (MIC) from a Union Carbide India, Limited (UCIL, now known as Eveready Industries India, Limited) pesticide plant located in the heart of the city of Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. UCIL was a joint venture betwe ...

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• Bhopal disaster - Investigation and legal action against Union Carbide
• Bhopal disaster - Ongoing contamination
• Bhopal disaster - 2004 hoax

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The Boston Molasses Disaster (also known as the Great Molasses Flood) occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A large molasses (treacle) tank burst and a wave of molasses ran through the streets at an estimated 35 MPH (60 km/h), killing twenty-one and injuring 150 others. The event has entered local folklore, and residents claim that the area still sometimes smells of molasses. The event inspired the name of famed underground rock act Molasses Disaster. Boston m ...

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This article lists the worst natural disasters as judged by loss of life. List of deadliest natural disasters - Top Ten Worst Natural Disasters. *Official Government figure. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. Natural disaster List of deadliest natural disasters - Earthquakes - Highest Death Tolls. * 1556 Shaanxi earthquake **Official Government figure. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. List of deadl ...

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• List of deadliest natural disasters - Landslides - Highest Death Tolls
• List of deadliest natural disasters - Tornadoes - Highest Death Tolls
• List of deadliest natural disasters - Volcanoes - Highest Death Tolls
• List of deadliest natural disasters - Analysis
• List of deadliest natural disasters - Notes
• List of deadliest natural disasters - Sources

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The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006 in Tallmansville, West Virginia, USA that resulted in the deaths of 12 miners. Thirteen coal miners were trapped at about 6:30 am (all times Eastern Standard Time) on January 2, in the Sago Mine (pronounced /ˈseɪgoʊ/) 121 miles northeast of the state capital of Charleston. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. The Governor's office said a ligh ...

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• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - The explosion
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Immediate aftermath
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Rescue effort and recovery
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Response of government officials
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Medical treatment for survivor
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Investigation and inspections
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Safety violations
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Media coverage
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Miscommunication and wrong reports
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Media criticism of MSHA
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Victims
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Identities
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - Farewell notes left to families
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - External links
• 2006 Sago Mine disaster - References

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At 16:53 on Saturday 1 June 1974, the temporary bypass pipe (containing cyclohexane at 150°C (302°F) and 1 MPa) ruptured, possibly as a result of a fire on a nearby 8 inch (20 cm) pipe which had been burning for nearly an hour. Within a minute, about 40 tonnes of the plant's 400 tonne store of cyclohexane leaked from the pipe and formed a vapour cloud 100–200 metre (320-650 foot) diameter. The cloud, on coming in contact with an ignition source (probably a furnace at a nearby hydrogen production plant) exploded, completely destroying the plant. Around 1,800 bui ...

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Flixborough disaster, Flixborough disaster - Background, Flixborough disaster - The disaster, Flixborough disaster - Consequences

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Hindenburg disaster - Historic newsreel coverage. The disaster is remembered partly because of extraordinary newsreel coverage, photographs, and Herbert Morrison's recorded radio eyewitness report from the landing field. The crush of journalists was in response to a heavy publicity push about the first trans-Atlantic Zeppelin flight to the US of the year. (The ship had already made one round trip from Germany to Brazil that year.) The ...

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Hindenburg disaster, Hindenburg disaster - The Hindenburg, Hindenburg disaster - Successful first year, Hindenburg disaster - The disaster, Hindenburg disaster - Historic newsreel coverage, Hindenburg disaster - Controversies

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List of disasters - Air disasters. See also: List of accidents and incidents on commercial airliners grouped by year This is a list of disasters involving objects in flight or near-flight. From 1990 onward, the list is exhaustive, including all air disasters killing 20 or more people. See also: List of space disasters, Accidents and incidents in aviation ...

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List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters. The Snowball Earth hypothesis. The Toba eruption about 75,000 years ago. Various extinction events, some of an undetermined nature. Impact events. Great prehistoric floods, many brought on by rising sea levels and melting glacial dams at the end of the most recent ice age List of disasters - Classical antiquity disasters. Thera volcanic eruption of 1650-1450 BC caused tsunamis in t ...

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The Red Cross was allowed into the area, in an unusual concession from the North Korean authorities, becoming the only outside agency to see the disaster area. According to the agency, 54 people were killed and 1,249 were injured in the disaster. A wide area was reported to have been affected, with some airborne debris reportedly falling across the border in China. (Satellite pictures published by the BBC purported to show widespread damage in the town, but these were later retracted—they actually show the town from an earlier date, and th ...

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Ryongchon disaster, Ryongchon disaster - Effects of the disaster, Ryongchon disaster - How and why the accident happened, Ryongchon disaster - How the disaster happened, Ryongchon disaster - Why the disaster happened, Ryongchon disaster - North Korean government response

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The Union Carbide plant was established in 1969 and had expanded to produce carbaryl in 1979; MIC is an intermediate in carbaryl manufacture. The chemical accident was caused by the introduction of water into MIC holding tank E610, due to slip-bind water isolation plates being excluded from an adjacent tank's maintenance procedure. The resulting reaction generated a major increase in the heat of liquid inside the tank (to over 200°C). The MIC then gave off a large volume of toxic gas, forcing the emergency release of pressure. There ...

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Bhopal disaster, Bhopal disaster - Overview of the disaster, Bhopal disaster - Investigation and legal action against Union Carbide, Bhopal disaster - Ongoing contamination, Bhopal disaster - 2004 hoax

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List of disasters - Nuclear disasters. Windscale, United Kingdom (October 7, 1957) Three Mile Island, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (March 28, 1979) Chernobyl nuclear power-plant disaster, Chernobyl, Ukraine (April 26, 1986) See also List of nuclear accidents List of disasters - War disasters. An attack with much collateral damage may be considered a disaster, such as the attack on KdF Ship Wilhelm Gustloff, 1945, the worst or perhaps seco ...

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On April 5, 1902, during a Scotland-England British Home Championship match, a section of terracing at the back of the West Stand collapsed. Hundreds of supporters fell up to 40 feet (12 m) to the ground below. 26 people died and over 500 were injured. The stand at the time consisted of wooden terracing supported by a steel girder frame. Following the accident such frameworks were discredited, and replaced throughout the United Kingdom by te ...

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Ibrox disaster, Ibrox disaster - First Ibrox disaster, Ibrox disaster - Further incidents, Ibrox disaster - Second Ibrox disaster

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