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Pages in category "Natural disasters in Scotland" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Lack of rain and hot temperatures helped spark the Great Fire of London (not itself classified as a natural disaster). [11] As a result, this year saw an end to the Great Plague of London due to extreme heat and fire. 1690s: Famine: Known as the seven ill years, it occurred throughout Scotland, killing 15% of the population. 1697: Hertfordshire ...
Natural disasters in Scotland (2 C, 9 P) T. Terrorism in Scotland (4 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Disasters in Scotland" The following 8 pages are in this category ...
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war [a]) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland or the Isle of Man, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
For natural disasters in the British Isles, see: List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom; List of natural disasters in Ireland
In Scotland, the storm was dubbed Hurricane Bawbag, the term bawbag being a Scots word for "scrotum", which is also used as an insult or as a jocular term of endearment. [4] [5] [6] The name sparked a trending topic on Twitter, which became one of the top trending hashtags worldwide. [7] [8] Stirling Council also used the Twitter tag. [9]
The 1993 Perth flood (also known as the Great Tay Flood) was caused by the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, rising to 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) above its normal level, with a flow of 2,268 m 3 /s (80,100 cu ft/s). It occurred on 17 January 1993, in Perth, Scotland, after heavy snowfall, from blizzards experienced six days earlier, [1] had melted. [2]
The 1968 Hurricane (or Hurricane Low Q) [1] [2] was a deadly storm that moved through the Central Belt of Scotland during mid January 1968. It was described as Central Scotland's worst natural disaster since records began and the worst gale in the United Kingdom.