KABUL, Afghanistan — An audacious Taliban attack on a heavily fortified base in southern Afghanistan did far more damage than initially reported, destroying or severely damaging eight attack jets in the most destructive single strike on Western matériel in the 11-year war, military officials said Sunday.
CDT (2210 UTC), a very large and exceptionally destructive tornado struck Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and about 40 minutes later, the same tornado struck the northern suburbs of nearby Birmingham.
My concern is setting expectations that Sandy, that large, destructive hurricanes striking the United States, is the "new normal".
The attack on Saudi Aramco — which supplies a tenth of the world's oil — failed to disrupt production, but was one of the most destructive hacker strikes against a single business.
Later on, in 1870 when a destructive earthquake struck the broader area of the City of Rijeka, a huge rock avalanche was recorded at the same location on SW slope.
TSUNAMI: Streets are flooded and cars are in ruin after a destructive tsunami struck Sunda Strait, in Indonesia.
Destructive cyclones may strike the area early in the year, and earthquakes occur periodically.
The mountain of rubble that was once Plaza Towers Elementary School has become the emotional and physical focal point of one of the most destructive tornadoes to strike Oklahoma.
"Given the enormous, debilitating and destructive influence a strike would have, such action would wreak havoc upon this city," the judge wrote.
While cyclones are not uncommon on Australia's northern coast, officials at the national Bureau of Meteorology had warned that Cyclone Yasi could be the biggest, most destructive cyclone to strike the country since 1918.
