Recent Posts Tagged With 'natural disasters'

• 'Tsunami' Of Ice Wreaks Havoc On Alaskan Town

  Posted on Monday May 11th, 2009 at 11:50 in natural disasters

  Temperatures in some parts of Alaska soared into the 70s this week, causing a rapid "melt-out" of ice and snow along the Yukon River and unprecedented flooding that nearly wiped out the small community of Eagle.The historic gold rush outpost sits on ...

• Arthur Caused Almost $100 million in Damages

  Posted on Sunday June 8th, 2008 at 16:45 in natural disasters

  BelizeTropical Storm Arthur and the subsequent floods caused almost $100 million in damages. The rain, winds and floods impacted 40 communities countrywide, an area including 7,000 households, 155 of which were directly impacted by the storm. 17 ...

• Natural Disasters Up More Than 400 Percent in Two Decades

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 17:29 in natural disasters

  The number of natural disasters around the world has increased by more than four times in the last 20 years, according to a report released by the British charity Oxfam. It found that the earth is currently experiencing approximately 500 natur...