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1997 natural disasters in the United States (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "1997 natural disasters" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
GuZoo Animal Farm Three Hills, Alberta: Yak, sheep, coyote, ostrich, sika deer: A day [9] 2009 Greater Vancouver Zoo: Langley, British Columbia: Blue-and-yellow macaw: Three days Chuva the macaw escaped his enclosure before hiding in an RV. The RV driver discovered the bird three days later and returned it to the zoo. [10] 2008 Guha Exotic ...
1997 natural disasters (5 C, 5 P) T. Transport disasters in 1997 (4 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 22:35 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Even with these flood protection measures, in 1997 the province had a flood cresting at 21.6 ft (6.6 m). It caused 28,000 people to be evacuated and $500 million CAD in damage to property and infrastructure. [15] [16] The 1997 flood was a 100-year flood. It came close to overwhelming Winnipeg's existing flood protection system. [17]
A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster, it must have profound environmental effects and/or loss of life and frequently causes financial loss.
During the afternoon hours of May 27, 1997, a large and slow-moving F5 tornado caused extreme damage across portions of the Jarrell, Texas area. The tornado killed 27 residents of the town, mainly in a single subdivision, and inflicted approximately $40 million (1997 USD) in damages in its 13-minute, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) track.
Animal rescuer and cinematographer Douglas Thron is passionate about saving animals after natural disasters — and uses special, time-saving technology to help him do it.
The 1997–98 El Niño Event had various effects on tropical cyclone activity around the world, with more tropical cyclones than average occurring in the Pacific basins. . This included the Southern Pacific basin between 160°E and 120°W, where 16 tropical cyclones in the South Pacific were observed during the 1997–98 season compared to an average of aroun