Typhoon Morakot (Taiwan) 2009

Typhoon Morakot (Taiwan) 2009

Date: 2 – 11 August 2009 Category: 2 (Tropical Cyclone)   Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan just before midnight on 7 August 2009, flooding the entire south of the country, and triggering mudslides. One of the most urgent problems in the immediate aftermath of the...

Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami 2004

Date: 26 December 2004 Magnitude: 9.0 The Indian Ocean Tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake on Boxing Day, was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the world, claiming more than 250,000 lives and leaving at least two million homeless. The...