2021 ⟶ Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis
February 13 – 17: Winter Storm Uri becomes the costliest win...
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🌪️ Galveston Hurricane Kills Thousands
Galveston Hurricane in Texas kills 8000 people.⟶
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United States💥 Loma Prieta Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area
October 17: The 6.9 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63.⟶
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United States🫨 Northridge Earthquake Devastates Los Angeles
January 17: The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake strikes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured.⟶
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United 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.⟶
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United States⛪ Sutherland Springs Church Shooting
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United 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.⟶
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