As some may be aware, in a large part of the Christian world, Halloween is actually the start of a three day period which honors the dead. So, for this Friday's musing, I thought I'd give you a chance to demonstrate how much you know about the subject. Specifically, about the unfortunate souls who lost their lives in disasters.
With the exceptions of pandemic and war, find below a 1-13 ranking of the most deadly types of disasters the world has ever known. The objective is to match the number of deaths associated with the single most deadly occurrence of each event type as listed in the left column, with the correct event type listed in the right column. For example, in considering #1, what event type had a single occurrence which caused somewhere between 1.0 million and 4.0 million people to lose their lives? Was it a blizzard, tsunami, or something else? To help you with the sort, a map clue has been provided for each natural or man-made disaster event. A tie in the event death count at number #10 means two types of disasters will need to be assigned to that ranking.
And off you go on a sobering consideration of the word "disaster".
Event Deaths Type of Disaster
1.) 1,000,000-4,000,000 Terrorism
Map Clue
Answer
2.) 500,000-1,000,000 Volcanic Eruption
Map Clue
Answer
3.) 830,000 Blizzard
Map Clue
Answer
4.) 230,000 Heat Wave
Map Clue
Answer
5.) 92,000 Avalanche
Map Clue
Answer
6.) 70,000 Hurricane/Typhoon/Tropical Cyclone Map Clue
Answer
7.) 20,000 Wildfire
Map Clue
Answer
8.) 3,787-16,000 Tsunami
Map Clue
Answer
9.) 15,100 Earthquake
Map Clue
Answer
10.) Tie 4,000 Flooding/
Map Clue 1; Map Clue 2 Industrial
Answer 1; Answer 2
11.) 2,996 Lighting
Map Clue
Answer
12.) 1,200-2,500 Non-tropical Storm
Map Clue
Answer
13.) 1,300 Tornado
Map Clue
Answer
Here's Hoping the Above Serves as a Reminder to Give Thanks for the Simple Things in Life
Have a Great Weekend!
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