As well as the disaster in Japan, I am drawing by imagining the various possible natural disasters which occur all over the world.
The International Olympic Committee and Locog have consistently argued Dow has no ongoing liabilities for the 1984 disaster, which occurred before Dow bought the company responsible, Union Carbide.
The Twins postponed yesterday afternoon's game against the Kansas City Royals because of the disaster, which occurred about a half-mile from the stadium Wednesday.
A minute's silence was impeccably observed before kick-off as Rangers paid tribute to the 66 fans who lost their lives in the Ibrox disaster, which occurred on 2 January , 1971
Liverpool has been thrown into mourning by a disaster which occurred yesterday [Nov. 24] at Messrs. Bibby's oil and cake mills in King Edward street, a terrific explosion which rent the building asunder being followed by a fire.
That has now been shattered by the worst catastrophe in their history, eclipsing many times over the previous top disaster, which occurred nearly a century ago: the wreck of the General Slocum, an excursion boat that caught fire and then could not navigate the treacherous waters of Hell Gate.
Another cruise ship, Azamara Journey, which has travelled from New York, also held a service at the site of the disaster, which occurred 400 miles (640km) off the coast of Newfoundland.
The global future of nuclear as a power source was also called into question after the disaster which occurred in March 2011 when a Japanese earthquake and tsunami rocked the reactors at Fukushima, leaving radioactivity leaking from the plant.
The world's worst nuclear disaster, which occurred April 26th , 1986in Pripyat and drove millions from their homes, contributed to the deaths of many.
The incidence of childhood cancers has risen at least ten-fold in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, which occurred just over twenty years ago on April 26 , 1986
