Killer Weather: Stories of Great DisastersDiscusses a dozen disasters, including the 1974 Ohio tornado, two major hurricanes, the New York City Blizzard of 1888, the Dust Bowl, the North African Sahel drought, etc. |
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The Northeast Blizzard of 1888 | 1 |
The Year without a Summer | 16 |
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 | 27 |
Copyright | |
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