2006 Ethiopia Flood vs 1953 North Sea Flood

1918-1922 Russia typhus epidemic

Epidemic typhus, also known as louse-borne typhus, is a form of typhus so named because the...

1973 Eldfell

Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey....

1942 Bangladesh Cyclone

Naples plague 1656-1658

The Naples Plague refers to a plague in Italy between 1656–1658 that nearly eradicated the...