IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
SOME GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
1. The tornado of three states: In general, tornadoes are very dangerous, but in 1925 a tornado went through three U.S. states, makes all others look small. The tornado traveled over 350 kilometers and was one of the strongest ever recorded, setting the standard for a Level 5 on the Fujita-Pearson scale. In "theory " of tornadoes and thunderstorms can not be extended by such a distance, but reports confirm that this tornado, which actually went through three different states without stopping (Missouri, Illinois and Indiana), killed nearly 700 people, injuring more than 2000 and causing damage to the properties for $ 16.5 million dollars.
2. This disaster resulted from 1,000,000 to 4,000,000 deaths in 1931, and is considered the most devastating natural disaster ever recorded in history. Unfortunately, repeated again in 1887, this time causing the sum of 900.000 to 2,000,000 deaths.
These floods occur between the months of July to November and have already killed so many people that the river is also called as "China's sorrow" because millions of people have drowned there.
These floods occur between the months of July to November and have already killed so many people that the river is also called as "China's sorrow" because millions of people have drowned there.
4. A powerful earthquake strikes on Friday March 18, 1920 northeastern Japan, causing a tsunami which has left serious damage.
5. The Earthquake of eje cafetero 1999 was a strong earthquake that crippled cities Armenia (Quindío) y Pereira (Risaralda) in Colombia Also, this left 18 cities and 28 municipalities of the departments concerned of the cafetero the city of Manizales earthquake damage were minor consideration.
