Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano in 79 A.D, on February 7 , in 1812 the New Madrid earthquake caused the illusion that made people think the Mississippi River flowed backward for a few hours , on March 18, 1925, 685 people were killed by a tornado that went through the upper and central Midwest , and on October 8, 1871, the Peshtigo, Wisconsin forest fire destroyed 1.2 million acres of timberland and left 1,182 people dead , and in 1883 the Krakatoa Volcano erupted sending tsunamis crashing into …
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…were inclined to retire that name . Hurricanes are one of the deadliest forms of destruction known to people who live along warm tropical waters. With a hurricane approaching, it is always wise to flee the area for safety. They are quick turning, hard to predict storms, and while one area may be safe one moment, in almost the blink of an eye the hurricane can turn and wipe out an area that least expected it.