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Ghost Flight – The last voyage of Helios 522

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On the morning of the 14th of August 2005, stand in flight attendant Andreas Prodromou spent his time helping passengers. Directing them to their seats, showing them the emergency procedures. All the standard things his job that morning entailed. The plane lifted off from Larnaca airport, Cyprus at 9.07 am local time headed for Athens […]

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Fukushima Aftermath – Pictures from inside the exclusion zone

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On the 11th of March 2011 Japan recorded its most powerful earthquake ever. A deadly quake that took the lives of almost 20,000 people. It was so powerful that Honshu, the main island of Japan was shunted 8 feet (over two metres) to the east of where it had previously been. The Fukushima nuclear powerplant, […]

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The Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram

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Like the legend of Atlantis, we start our story with a similar tale. On the shore near the ancient port city of Mahabalipuram lies the Shore temple. Built around 700 CE, this complex is a world heritage site and one of the oldest stone temples in South India. Since Marco Polo and other Europeans first […]

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Iben Browning – The Disaster King of Texas

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Browning was born in 1918 in Edna, Texas. He served in World War 2 after graduating with majors in Maths and Physics. Although not qualified, he became interested in climate change and weather forecasting. This led to him starting the Browning Newsletter in 1974. During this period he is alledged to have asserted that the […]

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Fire at the Iroquois Theatre

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The Iroquois Theatre opened in Chicago on November the 3rd 1903. It wouldn’t make it to the end of the year. Dogged by delays and redrawn plans from the start, the Iroquois was billed as one of the most beautiful theatres in all of America. Before it opened, all the advertisements sent out marketed it […]

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Suffocated by a Lake – 1746 people killed

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Located in Cameroon, Lake Nyos is a crater lake formed around 12,000 years ago due to a lava flow hitting groundwater and causing an explosion. It sits in the Oku Volcanic Field, stretches 1800 metres across and has a maximum depth of 208 metres. Nyos sits in an extinct volcano, although around 50 miles (80 […]

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The Korovina Incident – 6 Die in Mysterious Circumstances

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2nd of August 1993. Lyudmila Korovina leads an expedition on the slopes of the Hamar Daban mountain range. The weather is forecast to be good and she plans to meet her daughter (leading another expedition) at the end of the trip. Lyudmila’s team are all young and healthy. At 41, she is the oldest of […]

San Francisco 1906 - Before and After The Earthquake

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San Francisco 1906 – Videos show Before & After the Earthquake

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The 1906 San Francisco is well known. The “Big One” as it is called levelled most of the city. It is widely accepted that over 3000 people died because of it. Today I want to take you on a journey and actually show you the damage. Which we can do thanks to a Youtuber who […]

Disasters History

The Bombing of Harvey’s Resort

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On the 27th of August, 1980, one of the largest bombs the FBI had ever seen exploded. Destroying Harvey’s Resort Hotel and damaging the tunnel running between Harvey’s and Harrah’s Casino. It left a crater 3 stories deep. And nobody seems to have heard of it. The Bombing of Harvey’s Resort – Setup On the […]

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The Great Molasses Flood of Boston

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The Great Molasses Flood happened on January 15th, 1919. Specifically it happened in the North End neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Unbelievably it killed 21 people and injured a further 150. What do you mean, a molasses flood? Molasses, also known as black treacle in the UK is a viscous sugar like product. Made from refining […]

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