Well, Pat and I are off to NY for another fun-filled weekend of Disaster Recovery Testing for work. What fun!! So, no posting this weekend, kiddios. I will leave you with a few Did You Knows and I will make them all disaster related. Hope you all have a great weekend and I'll talk to you all again on Monday. Later, cats.

The worst industrial disaster in India, occurred in 1984 in Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A deadly chemical, methly isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory killing more than 2500 and leaving thousands sick. In fact the effects of this gas tragedy is being felt even today.

Japan has numerous volcanoes, about two hundred, and many earthquakes. In fact, Japan has about three minor earthquakes every day of the year. Japan does have severe earthquakes too, such as the Great Kanto Earthquake that shook the country in 1923. This historic disaster demolished the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama and more than one hundred and twenty thousand lives were lost at that time. Japan is home to ten percent of the world's active volcanoes.

Top 5 tornado states (based on average number of tornadoes per year 1950-1994): Texas (125), Oklahoma (52), Kansas (48), Florida (46), Nebraska (38)

States with lowest incidence of tornadoes (1950-1994): Alaska (1), Rhode Island (8), Hawaii (28), Vermont (32), Oregon (44)

Hurricanes were first given names in the 19th century by Clement Wragge, an Australian weatherman. He named very violent storms after people he quarreled with. Today an alphabetical list is drawn up each year.

The worst hurricane in history pounded Galveston Island in Texas, on September 8, 1900 and killed 8 thousand residents.

Once generated, a tsunami wave in the open ocean can travel with speeds greater than 500 miles an hour. These waves can travel across the Pacific Ocean in less than one day.

Early in the morning on April 1, 1946, an earthquake with a reported magnitude of 7.1 occurred in the Aleutian Islands off of Alaska. Almost five hours later the largest and most destructive tsunami waves in reported history struck the Hawaiian Islands. Maximum runups were reported to be 54 feet in Molokai, and 55 feet in Pololu Valley on the Big Island. Waves in some areas penetrated more than half a mile inland. Between wave crests, the drawdown is reported to have exposed some areas of the seafloor 500 feet in the seaward direction. A total of 159 tsunami-related fatalities resulted from this destructive event. Many were curious school children who ventured into the exposed reef area, not knowing the receding water to be a sign of an approaching tsunami. No warning was possible nor given for this tsunami.

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