Historical Disasters

Pompeii Eruption (79 AD – Italy) 

• History.com – Pompeii

• Science.org – Minute-by-minute account

Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami (1755 – Portugal) 

• Britannica – Lisbon earthquake

• NOAA – Tsunami Historical Series

Krakatoa Eruption (1883 – Indonesia) 

• Britannica – Krakatoa

• History.com – Krakatoa Explosion

Galveston Hurricane (1900 – USA) 

• Galveston History Center

• Britannica – Galveston hurricane

Great Chinese Flood (1931 – China) 

• Britannica – Yangtze River floods

• History.com – Yangtze River peaks