I have to write a one page essay on a natural disaster for my science class! Please help me pick a good one that not many people have heard of!
2007-04-11 07:10:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The 1931 Yellow River flood (Huang He flood) is generally thought to be the deadliest natural disaster ever recorded, and almost certainly of the twentieth century (when pandemics are discounted). Estimates of the number of people killed in the 1931 flooding range from 850,000 to 4,000,000. Deaths caused by the flooding include but are not limited to drowning, disease, ensuing famines, and droughts. Lesser population densities in prehistoric times make it unlikely that this toll had previously been surpassed.
2007-04-11 07:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by Jenn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. take a look at geological books that show the earth 200 million years ago was once a single continent called pangaea . the rifting of it apart into the continents we are familiar with today must have involved earthquake activity completely off the chart of energy levels released to accomplish this. however by the scriptures adamic type man has only been here 6000 years so we missed all the big ones that prototype manlike ape creatures and the dinosaurs have experienced .
2016-04-01 09:17:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about hurricane andrew that hit florida in the mid 90's. or try mt st helens erupting....If you want to do an older topic try when pompei erupted, a heat wave or even a tsunami.
good luck
2007-04-11 07:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by ahen411 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This homepage provides all of the natural disasters and information about them. From there you can choose which one you want to use and information about it.
http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/
I hope it helps!
2007-04-12 05:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots here:
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775896.html
2007-04-11 07:18:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they are catastrophic then they will be well-known. try looking into the California earthquakes of 1989
2007-04-11 07:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tsunami in asia a couple of yrs ago or hurricane katrina
2007-04-11 07:19:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah - not too long ago - Hurricane Katrina.
2007-04-11 16:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
um, there is a volcano eruption
the name was krakatau
not too sure about the name
look it up
2007-04-11 07:16:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://across.co.nz/WorldsWorstDisasters.html
Take your pick.
2007-04-11 07:59:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋