2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, causing over 2,400 deaths, fatal avalanches on Mt. Everest, and destruction of historic sites such as the Dharahara tower 2014 Event North Carolina is hit by Category 2 Hurricane Arthur, causing some flooding and the risk of storm surges 2014 Event Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra will begin selling the e2o, an electric car, in Bhutan for about $11,300; vehicle exhaust is causing air pollution problems in Bhutan that threaten the country's tourist-dependent economy 2013 Event After the People's Republic of China expands its air zone, South Korea responds by expand its air defense zone, causing rising tensions in the region 2013 Event In the U.S., record snowfall leaves hundreds of thousands without power; Dallas-Fort Worth experiences an ice storm causing traffic accidents, power outages and airport delays 2013 Event The Northern Philippines are hit by Typhoon Usagi, causing flooding, landslides and disruptions in power, communication and transportation 2013 Event Indonesia's Mount Sinabung explodes, causing nearly 6,000 people in the country's North Sumatra province to flee 2013 Event Scientists in Britain identify the mechanism causing human allergy to cats; they believe a general cure for the condition could be available in the next five years 2013 Event U.S. growth in imports outpaces its growth in exports, causing the U.S. trade deficit to widen 8.5% during the month of April 2012 Event A temporary fix to the Internet Doomsday virus created by the Federal Bureau of Investigation expires, causing thousands of computer users across the globe to lose Internet access 2012 Event Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims occurs in western Burma, causing the area to declare a state of emergency 2012 Event In China, violent rainfalls and flooding in the Hunan Province destroy a bridge and 3,500 homes, causing Pinhjiang County to evacuate 28,000 people 2012 Event Australia's Nepean-Hawkesbury River system floods after the Warragamba Dam overflows, causing evacuations in the Sydney suburbs Richmond, Pitt Town and Grono Point 2011 Event A string of 35 fires in Hollywood burn within a 5-hour timeframe, causing at least $350,000 in damage 2011 Event In Peru, protests over a mining project persist in four provinces, causing the country to declare a state of emergency 2011 Event Off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, the MV Rena container ship runs aground, causing a large oil spill and affecting wildlife in the Bay of Plenty 2011 Event A 5.8 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful since 1897, strikes near Mineral, Virginia, causing a shut down of a nearby nuclear reactor 2010 Event Sumatra's Sinabung volcano erupts for the first time in 400 years, killing one and causing Indonesia to evacuate thousands of people 2010 Event Ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano drifts towards Europe, causing air traffic to close over Northern Norway 2010 Event Thousands of 'red shirt' protesters demand fresh elections, causing Thai troops to retreat 2009 Event Panic ensues when an earthquake strikes off the Bali coast in Indonesia, causing few injuries and little material damage 2004 Event Hurricane Frances hits Florida, causing $40 billion in damage. 1996 Event Blizzard buries eastern U.S. causing at least 50 deaths 1983 Event Bomb explodes in U.S. Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries 1977 Event Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage 1976 Event Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage, 14 die 1975 Event Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage 1967 Event Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage 1963 Event Language laws in Belgium goes into effect causing a riot 1958 Event WINS suspends Alan Freed for causing a riot in Boston, he quits 1943 Event U.S. bombers accidentally strike Enschede, Netherlands, causing 151 deaths 1899 Event Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage 1873 Event Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic 1873 Event Government bond agent Jay Cooke and Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St 1775 Event 9 old women burnt as witches for causing bad harvests, Kalisk, Pol 1163 Event Hurricane hits villages in Holland/Friesland, causing floods 1110 Event Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath
