The 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption
The 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption started on 19 September 2021 on the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary Islands.
The 2010 Haiti earthquake
A devastating earthquake happened in Haiti on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was 25 kilometers west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
Approximately 100,000 to 160,000 people died.
The Fukushima nuclear disaster
The Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in 2011 at the Fukushima power plant in Fukushima, Japan. The cause of the disaster was an earthquake and tsunami.
The tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami happened on 26 December on the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Tsunami waves reached up to 30 m. The surrounding coasts were destroyed and almost 230.000 people died.
The Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident was devastating for the entire Europe.
