[{"n": "The Chernobyl disaster", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-chernobyl-disaster/", "s": "A nuclear disaster that reshaped a region and became a site of contested tourism."}, {"n": "The Hindenburg disaster", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-hindenburg-disaster/", "s": "The Hindenburg disaster: a hydrogen-filled airship caught fire and was destroyed on May 6, 1937, at Lakehurst,"}, {"n": "Pompeii", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/pompeii/", "s": "Ancient Roman city buried by Vesuvius, preserved as a time capsule."}, {"n": "The 1906 San Francisco earthquake", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-1906-san-francisco-earthquake/", "s": "The deadliest earthquake in U.S. history, remembered for its devastating fires and lasting impact on Californi"}, {"n": "The Great Chicago Fire", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-great-chicago-fire/", "s": "The Great Chicago Fire: A devastating conflagration that reshaped a city."}, {"n": "The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-1883-eruption-of-krakatoa/", "s": "One of history's deadliest volcanic eruptions, producing the loudest known sound."}, {"n": "The 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-1980-mount-st-helens-eruption/", "s": "Helens in Washington."}, {"n": "The Halifax Explosion", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-halifax-explosion/", "s": "Collision of two ships caused the largest human-made explosion at the time."}, {"n": "The Johnstown Flood", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-johnstown-flood/", "s": "The catastrophic 1889 dam failure that devastated Johnstown, Pennsylvania."}, {"n": "The Triangle Shirtwaist fire", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-triangle-shirtwaist-fire/", "s": "Deadliest industrial disaster in New York City history."}, {"n": "The Great Fire of London", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-great-fire-of-london/", "s": "The Great Fire of London consumed the medieval heart of the capital, burning from Sunday 2 September to Wednes"}, {"n": "The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-2004-indian-ocean-tsunami/", "s": "On 26 December 2004, a massive undersea megathrust earthquake, known scientifically as the Sumatra–Andaman ear"}, {"n": "The Tunguska event", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-tunguska-event/", "s": "Largest recorded impact event in history, flattening Siberian forest."}, {"n": "The Dust Bowl", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-dust-bowl/", "s": "Severe dust storms devastated the American and Canadian prairies in the 1930s."}, {"n": "The Bhopal disaster", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-bhopal-disaster/", "s": "The world's worst industrial disaster: the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy."}, {"n": "Apollo 1", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/apollo-1/", "s": "The first crewed Apollo mission ended in tragedy before launch, leading to a 20-month suspension of crewed fli"}, {"n": "The Challenger disaster", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-challenger-disaster/", "s": "A colliery spoil tip collapsed onto a Welsh village, killing 116 children and 28 adults."}, {"n": "The Columbia disaster", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-columbia-disaster/", "s": "Second Space Shuttle disaster, caused by foam strike on wing."}, {"n": "The Aberfan disaster", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-aberfan-disaster/", "s": "The spoil tip that collapsed onto Aberfan was one of seven heaps of mining waste on the hillside above the vil"}, {"n": "The Great Molasses Flood", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-great-molasses-flood/", "s": "On January 15, 1919, in Boston’s North End, a massive storage tank at the Purity Distilling Company facility b"}, {"n": "The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee", "u": "/e/historic-disasters/the-1902-eruption-of-mount-pelee/", "s": "One of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in recorded history."}]