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8361
Which 2020 event started in Beirut, Lebanon, causing widespread destruction?
A. A viral outbreak
B. A port explosion
C. A dam failure
D. A meteor strike
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A massive amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut exploded on August 4, 2020, causing at least 218 deaths and billions in damage.
8362
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was triggered by an earthquake off the coast of:
A. Sri Lanka
B. Sumatra, Indonesia
C. Thailand
D. The Maldives
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The magnitude 9.1–9.3 earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean.
8363
Which US city was destroyed by a massive earthquake and fire in 1906?
A. Los Angeles
B. Seattle
C. San Francisco
D. Chicago
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The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fires destroyed over 80% of the city.
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The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull caused massive disruption to:
A. Global shipping lanes
B. Air travel across Europe
C. The Internet
D. The stock market
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The volcano in Iceland ejected an ash cloud that led to the closure of airspace over most of Europe for several days.
8365
The 'Love Canal' disaster in the 1970s involved:
A. A nuclear meltdown
B. A toxic waste dump under a residential neighborhood
C. A collapsed bridge
D. An oil spill
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Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, was the site of a massive pollution disaster that led to the creation of the Superfund program.
8366
Which disaster in 1986 involved a limnic eruption (release of CO2) from a lake, suffocating 1,700 people?
A. Lake Victoria
B. Lake Nyos
C. Lake Tanganyika
D. Lake Kivu
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Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide, which descended into nearby valleys and suffocated humans and livestock.
8367
The 1985 eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia caused the Armero tragedy due to:
A. Lava flows
B. Lahars (mudflows)
C. Toxic gas clouds
D. Pyroclastic flows
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The eruption melted the mountain's glaciers, sending massive lahars (volcanic mudflows) down the slopes, burying the town of Armero and killing over 20,000.
8368
The Great Potato Famine (1845–1852), which caused mass starvation and emigration, occurred in:
A. Germany
B. Russia
C. Ireland
D. France
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The famine was caused by potato blight (Phytophthora infestans), which decimated the potato crop that the population relied on.
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The 'Dust Bowl' of the 1930s was a period of severe dust storms damaging the ecology and agriculture of:
A. The Australian Outback
B. The American and Canadian prairies
C. The Sahel region of Africa
D. The Gobi Desert
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Severe drought and failure to apply dryland farming methods caused wind erosion (Aeolian processes) that created massive dust storms.
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The 1908 Tunguska event, a massive explosion believed to be a meteor air burst, occurred in:
A. Siberia, Russia
B. Alaska, USA
C. The Sahara Desert
D. The Amazon Rainforest
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The Tunguska event flattened 2,000 square kilometers of forest in Siberia but caused no known human casualties due to the remote location.
