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2012
The devastating earthquake which occurred in Haiti in January 2010 measured 7.0 on the Richter scale and wiped out over 230,000 people including nearly 2/3 of government officials. It was the worst earthquake disaster in 200 years. In April 2010 many of us witnessed the Icelandic volcanic eruption and how it brought unprecedented chaos to the world airline industry as clouds of ash rose thousands of miles into the air impacting aviation and bringing the whole of mainland Europe to shutdown. The BP oil spill is being labelled as America's greatest ecological disaster. The oil spill has devastated fisheries and wildlife preserves along hundreds of miles of coastline in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida leading to a slump in tourism along the coast and causing widespread unemployment as the sea trade suffers significantly from the impact. The 2010 Western Australian storms were a series of storms that travelled over south-western Western Australia on 21 and 22 March 2010. The storms brought extensive hail, strong winds and heavy rain, causing extensive damage to vehicles, property and trees, and flash flooding. The hail stones, believed to be the largest ever to have occurred in Perth, were around 3 cm – 6 cm in diameter which caused extensive damage to property across the city, including schools, hospitals, universities and power infrastructure. This is one of the only publications of its kind to examine and critique the growing belief that 2012 will be a significant year in earth history. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Graham Hall explores varied topics and researches everything from technology, history, travel and politics. |
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