natural disasters

  1. Jay_Maxu

    WI: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake was "The Big One"?

    I don't know if this question was asked yet, but in any case: The 1994 Northridge earthquake was already very destructive, registering at 6.7 on the Richter scale, and causing billions of dollars in destruction, along with the deaths of 57 people and injuries in almost 9,000 more. Though it's...
  2. Gillan1220

    What if Tacloban City was evacuated before Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines?

    The mayor of Tacloban City in the province of Leyte did not issue order of an evacuation prior to Haiyan striking the Philippines on November 8, 2013 because the days leading to it were clear-bright skies. That would cause over 6,000 deaths and millions of pesos in damage. Though the damage from...
  3. GrahamB

    Status of Natural Disasters in timelines?

    I was reading the thread rules and noted that the rules/guidelines for 'what constitutes an ASB subject' make no mention of natural disasters or plagues as qualifiers. Does this mean that natural disasters do not qualify for ASB rules or are they assumed to be 'geologic/evolutionary changes' and...
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