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A nor'easter (also northeaster; ... One of the worst blizzards in U.S. history. Dropped 40–50 inches (100–130 cm) of snow, killing 400 people, mostly in New York.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
March 2010 nor'easter: Alaska, Western Canada, Contiguous United States, Eastern Canada, Northern Europe, Russia: Canada, Russia, UK, US December 27, 2010 2 December 2010 North American blizzard: Central United States, Southeastern US, New England, Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes, Eastern Canada Canada, Mexico, US January 31 – February 2, 2011 5
These are the 10 worst ones in recorded history. Nor’easters have long slammed the East Coast with snow and high winds, causing severe damage. These are the 10 worst ones in recorded history.
Classified as a level 5 or Extreme Nor'easter by the Dolan-Davis scale for classification of Atlantic Nor'easters [1] it was one of the ten worst storms in the United States in the 20th century. It lingered through five high tides over a three-day period, killing 40 people, injuring over 1,000, and causing hundreds of millions in property ...
Dubbed "the worst year to be alive" by Harvard historian Michael McCormick, the year 536 saw an inexplicable, dense fog that shrouded much of Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in darkness ...
Over 70 mobile generators were brought in from around the country to help restore power in what was the largest deployment in London's history. [ 114 ] October 30—New Zealand—At around 8:00 am local time, power was cut to the whole of Northland and most of the northern half of Auckland, affecting 280,000 customers (14.5% of the country).
1944. In world history, this year ranks among the worst. The Holocaust was at its height, and much of the world was engulfed in war. In a period spanning mid-May to early July of this year alone ...