November 26th, 1898 - Portland Gale: the winds were so intense and the temperature so low, ships at sea were frozen, along with their crew, and vanished beneath the waves.
November 1st, 1755 - 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: this earthquake leveled most of the city and, not surprisingly kick-started modern seismology. For every action, an equal and opposite reaction.
January 12th, 2010 - Haiti Earthquake: Volcanoes in the pacific rim, blizzards in the north, floods along the equator: these are expected and should be planned for. Every once in a while though, nature throws us a curveball to keep us on our toes.
April 10th, 1815 - Year Without A Summer: Mt Tambora ejected so much debris, it caused snow to fall in the northeast US. In June. Of the following year.
February 5th, 1783 - 1783 Calabria Earthquake Swarm: the 'toe box' to Italy's 'boot' was hit by 5 earthquakes. This is the site of Greek mythology's Scylla and Charybdis. Or is it mythology...?
April 29th, 1991 - 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone: They had notice, but what can you do in a country that's a giant marsh?
