NATURAL
HAZARD.
The san Francisco earthquake in the 1900.
was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the
coast of northern California at 5:12 a.
m.
on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
Devastating fires broke out in
the city and lasted for several...
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NATURAL
HAZARD.
The san Francisco earthquake in the 1900.
was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the
coast of northern California at 5:12 a.
m.
on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.
Devastating fires broke out in
the city and lasted for several days.
As a result of the quake and fires, about 3,000 people died and over
80% of San Francisco was destroyed.
The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of
the united states alongside the galvestone Hurricane of 1900.
and Hurricane katrina in 2005.
The death
toll from the earthquake and resulting fire is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California s
history.
PEOPLE HAZARD.
The Chernobyl disaster UKRAINIAN:, Chornobylska Katastrofa – Chornobyl Catastrophe) was
a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the chernobylnuclear power plant in
Ukraine (then officially Ukrainian SSR, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central
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