Paul & Josiah discuss the deadliest tropical cyclone of all time, and the genocide that happened because of it. SOURCES: Abbott, Patrick Leon. Natural Disasters. McGraw-Hill Education, 2022. Anam, Mahfuz. “The Challenge Before Bangladesh.” Inquirer.net, 23 July 2016, https://opinion.inquirer.net/95875/the-challenge-before-bangladesh. Accessed 8 March 2025. Bass, Gary J. The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide.…

Cat and Josiah discuss the El Niño costero of 2017. PHOTOS: View of Evitamiento highway after a massive landslide and flood in Trujillo, from REUTERS, Douglas Juarez. Photo #6 of 40: https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/floods-landslides-spread-havoc-in-peru-idINRTX31FTN/ Photo of intersection in Huarmey, March 27, 2017. Photographer, Catherine Denial: Photo of flooded classroom in Huarmey, March 27, 2017. Photographer, Catherine Denial:…

Paul & Josiah discuss the San Franciso Earthquake of 1906. Patreon: https://patreon.com/thedisasterresponsepodcast Instagram: @thedisasterresponse SOURCES: Absolute History, director. San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 | History Retold | Absolute History. 2020. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsxtY_EZ05A. American History Tellers. 1906 San Francisco Earthquake | The Earth Shook | 1. Wondery, 25 October 2023, https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/. Podcast. American History Tellers. 1906 San…

Josiah & Paul spend a snowy winter holiday discussing a snowy winter disaster. This will be the last episode of 2024. Thank you so much for listening and supporting our podcast! Next year, we’re moving to a monthly schedule instead of semi-weekly. 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Paul, Josiah and a surprise special guest discuss the Johnstown flood of 1889. Images Referenced: Image 1: Title “Johnstown Flood” at ⁠https://digital.library.pitt.edu/islandora/object/pitt%3A000579.PIC⁠ Image 2: Captioned “House ripped from its foundation by the flood in Johnstown, with a tree trunk sticking out of a window. (Credit: Bettmann/Getty Images)” at ⁠https://www.history.com/news/how-americas-most-powerful-men-caused-americas-deadliest-flood⁠ Link to Association of State Dam Safety Officials: ⁠https://www.damsafety.org⁠…

Paul & Josiah talk about the first of 2017’s hurricane trifecta. Texas gets record breaking rain, chemicals combust, and Trump issues a pardon. Also, baseball happens. Photo 1: https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/08/28/gettyimages-839916710_wide-9b92a19465db27d8974b7928e5ebc82745d2513f.jpg?s=1100&c=85&f=webp Photo 2: https://www.thelist.com/img/gallery/the-biggest-heroes-of-hurricane-harvey/intro-1504283385.jpg SOURCES: “Annual Precipitation | Climate of Texas.” Login to Weatherstem, https://learn.weatherstem.com/modules/learn/lessons/182/19.html. Accessed 12 October 2024. Blake, Eric S., and David A. Zelinsky. “Tropical…

Paul & Josiah wrap up discussion of one of the most impactful earthquakes in history. Our Patreon: https://patreon.com/thedisasterresponsepodcast We’re on Instagram @thedisasterresponse SOURCES: Amnesty International. “Haiti: ’15 Minutes to Leave’: Denial of the Right to Adequate Housing in Post-Quake Haiti.” Amnesty International, 2015, www.amnesty.org/en/documents/AMR36/001/2015/en/.Arnaouti, Matthew Keith Charalambos, et al. “Medical Disaster Response: A Critical Analysis…

Paul & Josiah discuss a very short event with a very long impact. Our Patreon: https://patreon.com/thedisasterresponsepodcast We’re on Instagram @thedisasterresponse SOURCES: Amnesty International. “Haiti: ’15 Minutes to Leave’: Denial of the Right to Adequate Housing in Post-Quake Haiti.” Amnesty International, 2015, www.amnesty.org/en/documents/AMR36/001/2015/en/.Arnaouti, Matthew Keith Charalambos, et al. “Medical Disaster Response: A Critical Analysis of the…

If you feel it, chase it! Paul & Josiah aren’t in Kansas anymore; instead, they’re chasing the USA’s deadliest tornado across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. NVOAD: https://www.nvoad.org/ Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedisasterresponsepodcast We’re on Instagram @thedisasterresponse SOURCES: Abbott, Patrick Leon. Natural Disasters. 12 ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2023. Akin, Wallace E. The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State Tornado…