1001 Questions Answered about Natural Land DisastersDodd, Mead, 1969 - 350 pages |
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... destroyed ; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations ; ground badly cracked . Rails bent . Landslides considerable from river banks and steep slopes . Shifted sand and mud . Water splashed over banks . XI . Few , if ...
... destroyed ; most masonry and frame structures destroyed with foundations ; ground badly cracked . Rails bent . Landslides considerable from river banks and steep slopes . Shifted sand and mud . Water splashed over banks . XI . Few , if ...
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... destroyed under the pressures of the sea ? One huge wave was reported devastating Potidaea , Greece , in 479 B.C. In 1293 A.D. , a wave was reported in Japan that killed 30,000 . Another account reports that 24 ships were destroyed at ...
... destroyed under the pressures of the sea ? One huge wave was reported devastating Potidaea , Greece , in 479 B.C. In 1293 A.D. , a wave was reported in Japan that killed 30,000 . Another account reports that 24 ships were destroyed at ...
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... destroyed by fires . In 1812 the Russians set fire to Moscow to destroy the city before Napoleon and his army arrived . The fire burned for five days , destroying 30,800 houses and 10 of the city .. In 1842 Hamburg , Germany , had a ...
... destroyed by fires . In 1812 the Russians set fire to Moscow to destroy the city before Napoleon and his army arrived . The fire burned for five days , destroying 30,800 houses and 10 of the city .. In 1842 Hamburg , Germany , had a ...
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