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2. The 9 Worst Years in History to be Alive - AOL

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   World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, and 1945 was a particularly grim year as it marked the war's violent conclusion. This year witnessed the U.S. dropping two atomic bombs on Japan ...

3. The Worst Years in History (Yes, Worse Than 2020 and 2021) - AOL

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   1944. In world history, this year ranks among the worst. The Holocaust was at its height, and much of the world was engulfed in war. In a period spanning mid-May to early July of this year alone ...

4. 20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike ...

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   On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...

5. List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia

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   0 or 36,000 or 60,000 [4] North sea flood, storm surge: Holy Roman Empire: 1212 40,000 [5] 1949 Eastern Guatemalan floods: Guatemala: 1949 36,000 First St. Marcellus flood, storm surge Holy Roman Empire: 1219 33,000 1954 Yangtze River floods: China: 1954 27,000–1,500,000 1974 Bangladesh flood due to monsoon rain Bangladesh: 1974 26,000–240,000

6. Lists of earthquakes - Wikipedia

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   A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra.

7. 536 - Wikipedia

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   Year 536 (Roman numerals: DXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Belisarius.. In 2018, medieval scholar Michael McCormick nominated 536 as "the worst year to be alive" because of the volcanic winter of 536 caused by a volcanic eruption early in the year, causing average temperatures in Europe and China to ...

8. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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   May 4 1911 41,072 [13] 1911 France heat wave France Heat wave June–August 1912 50,000–220,000 1912 China typhoon: China Tropical cyclone August 29 1913 942–1,900 1913 Eshan earthquake: China Earthquake December 21 1914 2,344 1914 Burdur earthquake: Turkey October 4 1915 29,978-32,610 1915 Avezzano earthquake: Italy January 13 1916 2,000 ...

9. The Worst Hacking Incidents in History - AOL

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   This hacking incident is arguably one of the worst in recorded history. 2017 saw Equifax get compromised in a big way, with 143 million customers affected. ... 'Totally changed my 64-year-old skin ...