compiled by: Shanaz Well and Oliver Well
Date: February 4, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: Mexico
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Blizzard
Description
- more than half of the country was affected
- rainfall of the entire month was doubled, falling only for 24 hours
- 28 recorded casualties
Date: February 6, 9-11, 24 - 26, 2010
Continent: North America
Country: USA
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Blizzard
Description
- 97cm snow height in Maryland
- disrupted postal services in 4 States
- over 200,000 homes suffer power interruption
- heavy snow affected transportation
- failed telecommunications on affected states
- many flights were cancelled,
some airports were closed
- some schools were suspended
Date: February 9, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: Afghanistan
Category: Weather Disaster
Sub-category: Avalanch
Description
- 175 persons killed and 125 were injured in North Kabul
Date: February 26, 2010
Continent: Asia
Country: Japan
Category: Land Movement Disaster
Sub-category: Earthquake
Description
- 7.0 magnitude
- triggered tsunami warnings
- people of Ryukyu islands evacuated on higher areas
Date: February 27, 2010
Continent: South America
Country: Chile
Category: Landmovement Disaster
Sub-category: Earthquake
Description
- 8.8 magnitude
- 120 aftershocks with 5.0 magnitude or stronger, 8 of which has 6.0 magnitude or stronger
- around 500 casualties and 1.5 million left homeless
- shortened the Earth day by 1.26 microseconds and shifted the Earth's axis by 8cms.
- tsunami warnings issued in 53 countries, 2.6m high was recorded in Chile
