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Joplin Tornado
A First-Person Account of the Joplin Tornado

  By Sarah Dejak • March 19, 2014 Uncategorized
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A young lady named Shelby shares what it was like to be in the midst of the Joplin, Missouri tornado on May 22, 2011. Continue reading

Tagged   Joplin Missouri, Joplin Tornado, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Tom Copeland on His Illegal Efforts to Clean Up the Spill

  By Witnify • March 18, 2014 Uncategorized
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Fisherman Tom Copeland describes the illegal 'bucketeering' he and his crew did to help remove oil from the water by hand, using buckets. Continue reading

Tagged   Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Cleanup Crew Member Describes His Work on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

  By Witnify • March 18, 2014 Uncategorized
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Roy Robertson describes orders he received from Exxon to ignore oil on the beaches he was cleaning and explains how his job was threatened if he didn't comply.
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Tagged   Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
John Devens on Hiding Oil & 'Cleaning' Pristine Beaches to Reach Quota

  By Witnify • March 17, 2014 Uncategorized
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John Devens Jr. describes how in trying to meet impossible quotas for cleaning the Exxon Valdez oil spill, he was nearly caught illegally disposing oil after they had proclaimed the project done. Continue reading

Tagged   Exxon Valdez, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Natural Disaster, Nature
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Mount Vesuvius
Pliny the Younger Describes 79 AD Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

  By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Pliny the Younger, a Roman lawyer and author, describes the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius in letters he wrote about 25 years after the event. Continue reading

Tagged   Mount Vesuvius, Natural Disaster, Nature, Politics and History, primary source
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Mount Vesuvius
Robert F. McRae’s Diary Account of 1944 Vesuvius Eruption

  By Witnify • March 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Read Sergeant Robert F. McRae's diary account of the 1944 Mount Vesuvius eruption from his position with the 340th Bombardment Group in Italy. Continue reading

Tagged   1940s, Mount Vesuvius, Natural Disaster, Nature, Politics and History, primary source
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Chelyabinsk Meteor
Eyewitnesses: ‘A Fireball Flew By’

  By Virginia Choi • February 14, 2014 Uncategorized
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The 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor passed over Russia on February 15, 2013 creating a state of panic to the areas that it passed closely by. Continue reading

Tagged   Chelyabinsk Meteor, Natural Disaster, Nature, Space
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Typhoon Haiyan
Survivor of Typhoon Haiyan Tells Her Story

  By Mimstayl • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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A survivor of Typhoon Haiyan tells the story of a woman she met at a relief site that lost her children and family in the disaster. Continue reading

Tagged   Mass Tragedy, Natural Disaster, Nature, Typhoon, Typhoon Haiyan
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Typhoon Haiyan
Pacquiao Fights for Typhoon Haiyan Victims

  By Mimstayl • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Pacquiao, Filipino professional boxer, announces that he will be fighting his next match in remembrance of those lost in his home country to Typhoon Haiyan. Continue reading

Tagged   Hurricane, Mass Tragedy, Natural Disaster, Nature, Typhoon Haiyan
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Typhoon Haiyan
Dr. Marie Jeanne Assess Medical Needs After Typhoon Haiyan

  By Mimstayl • January 13, 2014 Uncategorized
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Dr. Marie Jeanne, Orthopedic Surgeon, was sent to Guiuan to assess the medical needs after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. Continue reading

Tagged   Hurricane, Natural Disaster, Nature, Typhoon Haiyan
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