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In the Kurt Russell film Soldier, one portable explosive device nicknamed a Planet Killer is used, devastating the planet. In the Roger Corman film Battle Beyond the Stars , the evil Sador's mothership has a planet killing superweapon called the Stellar Converter, which seems to have the effect of superheating the core of the planet, causing a ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 November 2024. Event resulting in major damage, destruction or death For other uses, see Disaster (disambiguation). Ruins from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings ...
A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. The term "disaster" itself is defined as follows: "Disasters are serious disruptions to the functioning of a community that exceed its capacity to cope using its own resources.
As emergency services continue to search for those still missing in Spain, many are questioning what caused the devastating flash flooding which has killed at least 217 people. Dubbed “the flood ...
On Nov. 5, Mark Ruffalo settled in to watch the election night returns, expecting Kamala Harris to beat Donald Trump. But as one swing state after another tilted to the former and now future ...
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900 Death Toll: 6,000–12,000 Financial Impact: Estimated $30 million at the time (~$700 million adjusted for inflation) At the time, 38,000 people lived in ...
Disaster, a devastating event; The Asia Minor Catastrophe, a Greek name for the 1923 Greek defeat at the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey after the defeat; The Holocaust, also known by the Hebrew name HaShoah which translates to "The Catastrophe"
The devastation in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene is the result of a combination of factors related to climate change and the area's mountainous terrain.