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Articles related to natural disasters in Virginia, including avalanches, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, landslides, tropical cyclones, volcanic activity and wildfires Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natural disasters in Virginia .
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
Monongah Mining disaster: Monongah, West Virginia, U.S. 344: 21 December 1910 Pretoria Pit Disaster: Westhoughton, England 319: 31 May 1892 Marie ore mine fire Příbram, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic) 301: 13 May 2014 Soma mine disaster: Manisa, Turkey 300+ 9 May 1993 Nambija mine disaster, landslide destroying several mines and buildings
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The deadliest natural disaster in Virginia was Hurricane Camille, which killed over 150 people in 1969 mainly in inland Nelson County. [ 113 ] [ 117 ] Between December and March, cold-air damming caused by the Appalachian Mountains can lead to significant snowfalls across the state, such as the January 2016 blizzard , which created the state's ...
The 2024 Virginia wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Virginia.During the 2024 Spring wildfire season between February 15 to April 30, at least 411 wildfires burnt "nearly 20,000 acres", the largest area burned in the last 30 years in that time period, and nearly ten times as much as the 2023 Spring season with 2,174 acres.
"World Bank's Hazard Risk Management". World Bank. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09 "Disaster News Network". Archived from the original on 2006-11-05 US news site focused on disaster-related news. "EM-DAT International Disaster Database". Archived from the original on 2008-08-11
Crisis mapping (also known as disaster mapping) is the real-time gathering, display and analysis of data during a crisis, usually a natural disaster or social/political conflict (violence, elections, etc.). [1]