A Timeline of Nature’s Most Powerful Events
🌪 From historic hurricanes to record-breaking blizzards, extreme weather has shaped the world in incredible ways. Some of these disasters changed the way we prepare, respond, and rebuild.
📅 Check out the timeline below to explore:
✅ Some of the most powerful weather events in history
✅ The impact these storms, heatwaves, and tornadoes had on communities
✅ How technology and preparedness have evolved over time
💭 Reflection Question:
Which extreme weather event do you think had the biggest impact on history? Why?
📌 The strongest hurricane ever recorded was Hurricane Patricia in 2015, with winds reaching 215 mph! 🌀
📌 Lightning is hotter than the sun! A bolt of lightning can reach 30,000 Kelvin, which is five times hotter than the sun’s surface. ⚡☀️
📌 The longest-lasting tornado was the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, which traveled across three states for 219 miles and lasted over 3.5 hours! 🌪️
📌 The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6°F in Antarctica. 🥶
📌 A single heatwave in Europe (2003) caused over 70,000 deaths—proving that extreme heat can be just as deadly as storms. 🔥
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