The following is a list of notable natural disasters that have affected the Azores: Around 1432: First recorded famine in the Azores. 1439–1444 (undocumented):...
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List of earthquakes in Portugal List of earthquakes in the Azores Notes "Significant Earthquake: AZORES: TERCEIRA, ANGRA DO HEROISMO". National Geophysical...
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1929 Grand Banks earthquake (category Natural disasters in Newfoundland and Labrador)
waves. The waves reach open ocean islands such as Bermuda in about 2 h[hours] (mean speed ~700 km/h) and the Azores in about 4 h (~630 km/h). At the same...
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Calheta, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores Topo (climbing), in climbing, a graphical illustration of the line and key topological challenges of...
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Canadian disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Canadian soil or involved Canadian citizens, in a definable...
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municipality in the São Jorge Island, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality encompasses the western portion of the island, with...
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1841 Caída da Praia earthquake (category History of the Azores)
from the Liberal Reforms there were new bodies that emerged to assist in causes of emergency, and specifically, natural disasters common in the Azores. When...
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2013 Middle East cold snap (redirect from The 2013 Middle East cold snap)
same anticyclone drew in a warm southwest wind from around the Azores to Britain.) By December 14, 2013, the storm had covered the island's Troodos mountain...
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1899 San Ciriaco hurricane (redirect from The hurricane with the highest ACE)
Diamond City, on the Shackleford Banks near Cape Lookout. There were at least 20 deaths in the state of North Carolina. In the Azores, the storm also caused...
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1755 Lisbon earthquake (redirect from Tsunamis in Portugal)
significant damage. Almost all of the ports in the Azores archipelago suffered most of their destruction from the tsunami, with the sea penetrating about 150...
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The 1998 Azores Islands earthquake (also known as the Faial earthquake) struck with an epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands of Portugal...
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1816 North Atlantic earthquake (category History of the Azores)
The 1816 North Atlantic earthquake occurred on 2 February somewhere between the Azores Islands and Lisbon, Portugal. The estimated moment magnitude 8.3–8...
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the 30th, that the Azores anticyclone should delay the possible arrival of the radioactive plume. The term "cloud" was soon popularized in France, instead...
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Hurricane Hugo (category Natural disasters in the Leeward Islands)
(December 2004). "Summary of Findings". Macroeconomic Implications of Natural Disasters in the Caribbean. International Monetary Fund. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4527-5507-6...
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about real natural disasters that could have served as inspiration. Additionally, many works of pseudohistory and pseudoarchaeology treat the story as fact...
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2024 Atlantic hurricane season (category Pages using the EasyTimeline extension)
On São Miguel in the Azores, there was flooding reported along various roadways and in a few homes. The flooding caused a landslide in the municipality...
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violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region...
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2023–24 European windstorm season (category 2023 natural disasters)
to the Azores. A orange wind and rain warning is in force for the central group of islands. Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service of the Azores (SRPCBA)...
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found in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana. Tropical savanna climate is found in Mayotte and Réunion. In Azores and Madeira predominantes the humid...
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The following is a list of notable tsunamis in Europe. Most of the tsunamis that have occurred within Europe have happened in the Mediterranean Sea because...
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Mary Celeste (redirect from Mary Celeste in popular culture)
discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores on December 4, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy...
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which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the country since 2011. Other notable and deadly earthquakes occurred in Taiwan, Indonesia...
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that the Azores fracture zone generated a second teletsunami in March 1761 (1761 Portugal earthquake), but no local confirmed observations were made in the...
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Pōhutukawa (category All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English)
Crimson. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2010-10-02. Rare Metrosideros E. Alley, at Sao Miguel Island, Azores, where it grows faster...
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1997 Central European flood (category Natural disasters in the Czech Republic)
between the Azores Islands and Scandinavia was blocked. The center of low pressure remained over southern Poland for a long period of time. The precipitation...
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basins. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was among the deadliest natural disasters in human history, with at least 230,000 people killed or missing in 14 countries...
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support the different theories. All areas and theories are covered starting with Plato, Crete (Thera), Azores and Edgar Cayce's involvement in the story...
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were left homeless. The rainfall was associated with an active cold front and an Atlantic low-pressure area that was over the Azores and moved northeastwards...
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2024–25 European windstorm season (category 2024 natural disasters)
the Portuguese weather service to issue multiple rain and wind warnings for parts of the Azores, and mainland Portugal. Orange rain warnings were in force...
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Climate of France (redirect from The weather in France)
aloft over the North Atlantic, and by the Azores anticyclone accompanied by warm subtropical air aloft. Between these two centers of action, the more or...
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