Disasters

[JohnSR]

Was checking what some of the major natural disaters for the past ten years. Sure lots of people killed by them. Now if I could just find the major ones for the USA, would have my list complete.
2001
2001 Gujarat earthquake India - ~19,700 dead
2003
Europe Heat Waves- 35,000 dead
Iran Earthquake- 31,000 to 43,000 dead
2004
Hurricane Jeanne- 3,037 dead
Asian Tsunami- 225,000 to 275,000 dead
2005
Hurricane Katrina- 1,836 dead
Hurricane Stan- 1,598 dead
Pakistan Earthquake- 75,000 dead
2008
Burma (Myanmar) Cyclone- 146,000 dead
China Earthquake- 70,000 dead
2009
Global Swine Flu- 11,800 dead
2010
Haiti Earthquake- 316,000+ dead
Chile Earthquake- 750 dead
Pakistan Flooding- 1,800 dead
Yushu earthquake-2,220 dead
2011
2010–2011 Queensland floods- 35 dead
Christchurch earthquake- 166 dead
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami- 12,431
Burma earthquake- 120 dead

[jon.oman]

Sort of a grim subject.....

[Sparkey]

forget to take your happy pills or wha .....?

[JohnSR]

forget to take your happy pills or wha .....?

No, just watching the events leading up to 21 December 2012

[Sparkey]

forget to take your happy pills or wha .....?

No, just watching the events leading up to 21 December 2012

[jon.oman]

It's just another day!

[Sparkey]

It takes all types.

[JohnSR]

Now we are getting radiation in the Puget Sound Seaweed from the Japan disaster. Sure got here fast. Next will probably bodies washing up on our shore.

[jon.oman]

I saw on CNN today where they found that guy who got pulled into the water the day the wave hit the west coast. They found him about 400 miles from where he was lost.

Did you see that the nuclear plant in Japan in now a category 7?

[JohnSR]

Yes. I saw that. What makes it bad for us is the jet stream that travels over Japan comes right over Washington and now the veggies and fruit in eastern Washington is starting to show radiation contamination. Not bad yet but if it keeps up, won't be long before we can't eat the stuff. Ole well 21 Dec 2012 isn't that far away.