1130 ⟶ Severe Drought Begins in American Southwest

1180: 50-year drought in what is now the American Southwest.
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🏜️ Severe Drought Begins in American Southwest

1180: 50-year drought in what is now the American Southwest.⟶
Severe Drought Begins in American Southwest (1130)
DroughtClimate ChangeEnvironmental DisasterAmerican SouthwestPre-Columbian AmericaEcologyEnvironmental History
United StatesUnited States

🛢️ Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

March 24: The oil tanker Exxon Valdez spills 10.8 million US gallons of crude oil after striking a reef, causing severe damage to the environment.⟶
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (1989)
Environmental DisasterAlaskaEnvironmentalismEcologyPollution
United StatesUnited States

💥 Oklahoma City Bombing

April 19: American terrorist Timothy McVeigh bombs the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.⟶
Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
TerrorismDomestic TerrorismBombing
United StatesUnited States

✈️ American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York

November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587.⟶
American Airlines Flight 587 Crashes in New York (2001)
AviationAccidentAir DisasterNew YorkTerrorismCommercial Aviation
United StatesUnited States

🌀 Hurricane Katrina Devastates Gulf Coast, Causing Thousands of Deaths

August 29 – 31: Hurricane Katrina kills 1,836 people across the Gulf of Mexico coast.⟶
Hurricane Katrina Devastates Gulf Coast, Causing Thousands of Deaths (2005)
Natural DisasterHurricaneDisaster ResponseEnvironmental Disaster
United StatesUnited States

❄️ Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis

February 13 – 17: Winter Storm Uri becomes the costliest winter storm in North American history, costing $200 billion and 237 lives, and triggering the 2021 Texas power crisis.⟶
Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis (2021)
Natural DisasterTexasEnergy CrisisClimate ChangeInfrastructure
United StatesUnited States