Master Have you ever heard of ...?Ask your partner about the following deadliest natural disasters.

ex. A) Have you ever heard of the Wellington avalanche?

B) Yes I have. It was really terrible!

A) Where did it happen?
B) It happened in the United States.
A) When did it happen?
B) On March 1, 1910.
A) How many people died?
B) 96!
A) That's terrible!
Event Event name Where did it happen? When did it happen How many people died?
Avalanche the Wellington avalanche United States on March 1, 1910 96
Blizzard the Iran Blizzard Iran in February 1972 4,000
Drought the Great drought of 1876–78 India between 1876–1878 5,250,000
Earthquake the Shaanxi Earthquake China in 1556 830,000
Flood the 1931 China floods China in 1931 1,000,000–4,000,000
Hailstorm the Roopkund, Uttaranchal hailstorm India in the 19th century 600
Heat wave the European Heat Wave of 2003 Europe in 2003 37,451
Landslide the 1999 Vargas mudslide Venezuela in 1999 20,006
Limnic Eruption the Lake Nyos Limnic eruption Cameroon in 1986 1,746
Pandemic The Black Death worldwide between 1330–1351 75,000,000
Tornado the Saturia-Manikganj Sadar tornado Bangladesh on April 26, 1989 1,300
Tropical cyclone 1970 Bhola cyclone Bangladesh on November 13, 1970 200,000–500,000
Tsunami the Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004 285,000
Volcano The Mount Tambora Eruption Indonesia on January 1, 1815 92,000
2,000
Wildfire The Peshtigo Fire United States on October 8, 1871
A Have you ever heard of ...?Ask your partner about the following deadliest natural disasters.

ex. A) Have you ever heard of the Wellington avalanche?

B) Yes I have. It was really terrible!
A) Where did it happen?
B) It happened in the United States.
A) When did it happen?
B) On March 1, 1910.
A) How many people died?
B) 96!
A) That's terrible!

Event Event name Where did it happen? When did it happen How many people died?
Avalanche the Wellington avalanche United States on March 1, 1910 96
Blizzard the Iran Blizzard
Drought the Great drought of 1876–78 India between 1876–1878 5,250,000
Earthquake the Shaanxi Earthquake
Flood the 1931 China floods China in 1931 1,000,000–4,000,000
Hailstorm the Roopkund, Uttaranchal hailstorm
Heat wave the European Heat Wave of 2003 Europe in 2003 37,451
Landslide the 1999 Vargas mudslide
Limnic Eruption the Lake Nyos Limnic eruption Cameroon in 1986 1,746
Pandemic The Black Death
Tornado the Saturia-Manikganj Sadar tornado Bangladesh on April 26, 1989 1,300
Tropical cyclone 1970 Bhola cyclone
Tsunami the Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004 285,000
Volcano The Mount Tambora Eruption
Wildfire The Peshtigo Fire United States on October 8, 1871 2,000
B Have you ever heard of ...?Ask your partner about the following deadliest natural disasters.
ex. A) Have you ever heard of the Wellington avalanche?
B) Yes I have. It was really terrible!
A) Where did it happen?
B) It happened in the United States.
A) When did it happen?
B) On March 1, 1910.
A) How many people died?
B) 96!
A) That's terrible!

Event Event name Where did it happen? When did it happen How many people died?
Avalanche the Wellington avalanche United States on March 1, 1910 96
Blizzard the Iran Blizzard Iran in February 1972 4,000
Drought the Great drought of 1876–78
Earthquake the Shaanxi Earthquake China in 1556 830,000
Flood the 1931 China floods
Hailstorm the Roopkund, Uttaranchal hailstorm India in the 19th century 600
Heat wave the European Heat Wave of 2003
Landslide the 1999 Vargas mudslide Venezuela in 1999 20,006
Limnic Eruption the Lake Nyos Limnic eruption
Pandemic The Black Death worldwide between 1330–1351 75,000,000
Tornado the Saturia-Manikganj Sadar tornado
Tropical cyclone 1970 Bhola cyclone Bangladesh on November 13, 1970 200,000–500,000
Tsunami the Indian Ocean Earthquake and tsunami
Volcano The Mount Tambora Eruption Indonesia on January 1, 1815 92,000
Wildfire The Peshtigo Fire