The November 2009 incident in Utah’s Nutty Putty Cave involved a caver becoming trapped upside down in a narrow, unmapped section of the cave. The complex rescue operation, hampered by the cave’s... Read more »
Documentation of aviation accidents, ranging from minor incidents to major catastrophes, is widely available on the online video platform YouTube. This includes official investigative reports, news coverage, amateur footage, and documentaries. For... Read more »
Visual representations of catastrophic events, ranging from photographs and satellite imagery to simulations and artistic renderings, capture the impact of such occurrences. For example, a photograph of a flooded town after a... Read more »
This phrase signifies a specific subgenre within fantasy and disaster fiction. It denotes a story centered around a practitioner of necromancy, the magic of manipulating death and the dead, amidst a catastrophic... Read more »
A catastrophic event impacting a collection of books can range from relatively minor incidents like a single volume’s accidental water damage to large-scale events such as library fires or floods affecting thousands... Read more »
Failures in missions beyond Earth’s atmosphere, encompassing launch vehicle malfunctions, orbital debris collisions, and anomalies during planetary exploration or atmospheric re-entry, represent critical events in the history of space exploration. Examples include... Read more »
The Hillsborough disaster was a fatal human crush during an FA Cup semi-final football match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, on 15 April 1989. Overcrowding in... Read more »
This recurring period allows residents to purchase specific supplies exempt from sales tax. Eligible items typically include batteries, flashlights, radios, tarps, and other necessities for weathering hurricanes and other natural disasters. For... Read more »
Environmental calamities caused by human activities encompass a wide range of events, from oil spills and industrial accidents to deforestation and climate change. These events often result in widespread damage to ecosystems,... Read more »
Technological or industrial accidents, warfare, and other events stemming from human actions can result in catastrophic loss of life, widespread environmental damage, and significant societal disruption. Examples include industrial explosions, oil spills,... Read more »