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  2. Outrageous Acts of Science - Wikipedia

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    Outrageous Acts of Science is a science program shown on Science Channel in the United States, featuring a fast-paced countdown of the top 20 internet videos in each episode.

  3. Rescue and recovery effort after the September 11 attacks on ...

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    A "bucket brigade" works to clear rubble and debris after the September 11 attacks. The September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center elicited a large response of local emergency and rescue personnel to assist in the evacuation of the two towers, resulting in a large loss of the same personnel when the towers collapsed.

  4. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.

  5. These Are the Emergency Kits to Have on Hand in Case of a ...

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    There’s also a small 54-piece first-aid kit included, and the bucket doubles as a portable toilet (also lovingly called a honey bucket). $170.12 at amazon.com Scout Survival Kit

  6. St. John UCC help disaster victims with donation - AOL

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    Each bucket contains essential home recovery supplies that are needed after any disaster be it tornado, flood, fire hurricane or other. St. John UCC help disaster victims with donation Skip to ...

  7. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Costliest natural disaster in the United States prior to Hurricane Katrina. 1988 Wildfire: 2 $240 million Yellowstone fires of 1988: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 793,880 acres (36% of the park) was burned in the fires started by lightning. 1985 Hurricane: 9 $1.3 billion Hurricane Elena: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas ...

  8. Catastrophe modeling - Wikipedia

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    Catastrophe modeling [1] (also known as cat modeling) is the process of using computer-assisted calculations to estimate the losses that could be sustained due to a catastrophic event such as a hurricane or earthquake.

  9. Merriespruit tailings dam disaster - Wikipedia

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    As is typical with gold tailings in South Africa, the Merriespruit tailing dam was constructed using the "upstream semi-dry paddock" method, where a "daywall" perimeter is constructed and allowed to settle and dry out (typically carried out during the day and supervised) before slurry is placed in the "nightpan" (typically carried out at night without supervision).