2010-2011 Events

1. Geophysical
a. Storms
i. Many records set for global storm activity of early 2010 - Wikipedia
ii. Many records set for global storm activity of mid 2010 - Wikipedia
iii. May records set for global storm activity of late 2010 - Wikipedia
b. Cold
i. Record setting snow, cold for 2010-2011 European winter - Wikipedia
ii. 2009-2010 winter in Europe was unusually cold – Wikipedia
c. Heat
i. June 2010 marked 4th consecutive warmest month on record globally – Wikipedia
ii. Global Temperature Anomalies, July 2010 - NASA
d. Earthquakes
i. USGS number puts Japan quake at 4th largest – Mar 14, 2011
ii. New Zealand quake rips new fault in earth – Sep 4, 2010
iii. Massive 8.8 Quake Strikes Chile, Tsunami Reaches Japan – Feb 27, 2010
iv. Worst earthquake in 200 years hits Haiti – Jan 12, 2010
e. Snow storms
i. Record season for mountain snowfall (Colorado) – Apr 22, 2011
ii. Month into spring, Chicago sets a snow record – Apr 18, 2011
iii. 45 year old FSJ snowfall record shattered – Canada – Apr 12, 2011
iv. Record Spring Snowfall Sets Stage for Spectacular Waterfall Season at Tenaya Lodge at
Yosemite (California) – Apr 6, 2011
v. Late-winter snow, flooding wallop New England, NY – Mar 7, 2011
vi. Record snow again buries Northeast – Jan 27, 2011
f. Floods
i. President: Colombia hit by 'worst natural disaster' – Apr 29, 2011
ii. Mississippi boats pack up as Deep South braces for worst flooding since 1927 – Apr 29, 2011
iii. Elk River seeing worst flooding in decades (Missouri) – Apr 25, 2011
iv. Thailand: Worst floods in recent memory – Apr 8, 2011
v. Heaviest floods ever in Namibia – Mar 29, 2011
vi. Australia floods cause 'catastrophic' damage – Jan 5, 2011
g. Droughts
i. At least 1 million people short of drinking water in South China drought – Apr 29, 2011
ii. 'Massive crop losses' feared from US drought – Apr 28, 2011
iii. Drought conditions ‘threatening British crops’ – Apr 28, 2011
iv. Severe droughts put eight million Africans at risk – Apr 28, 2011
v. Worst Russian Drought in 50 Years Threatens Next Crop – Aug 3, 2010
vi. South African coastal towns facing the worst drought in 150 years – Apr 15, 2010
vii. Southern China suffers worst drought in memory – Mar 26, 2010
h. Wildfires
i. Texas Wildfires Continue to Rage Amid Historic Drought Conditions – Apr 28, 2011
ii. Largest wildfire in Los Angeles County history – Apr 28, 2011
i. Tornados
i. Incredible Facts: Record-Breaking 2011 Tornado Season – Apr 28, 2011
ii. The Worst Tornado Crisis Since 1974 (South) – Apr 27, 2011
iii. Massive three-day tornado outbreak kills dozens – Apr 14-16, 2011
iv. WV Tornado Is Strongest Tornado In Over 20 Years – Nov 25, 2010
v. Deadly Tornado Was Ohio’s Strongest In 8 Years – Jun 7, 2010
vi. Worst Tornado In Decades Causes Deaths Across Mississippi – Apr 24, 2010
j. Hurricanes
i. U.S. may see several hurricane landfalls in 2011 – Apr 27, 2011
 ii. Cyclone Yasi destruction a blunt reminder of nature's power – Feb 4, 2011
iii. Hurricane season 2010 is over: 3rd highest number of storms on record – Nov 30, 2010
k. Volcanoes
i. Ecuador volcano erupts; nearby schools closed – Apr 29, 2011
ii. Top Volcanic Eruptions of 2010 – Dec 31, 2010
iii. Iceland's disruptive volcano – Apr 15, 2010

2. Wars & Violence

a. Border disputes throughout the world – Apr 8, 2011
b. Americas
i. Venezuelan prisoners hold 22 officials hostage to protest against TB outbreak – Apr 29, 2011
ii. Is the "war on drugs" in Mexico leading to a police state? – Apr 28, 2011
iii. Traffic in illegal drugs spawns violence and corruption on path north – Apr 28, 2011
iv. Paraguay Warplanes to Patrol Bolivia Border – Apr 28, 2011
v. 5 Colombian police killed in presumed rebel attack – Apr 27, 2011
vi. Widespread gang violence leads to murder of cameraman in El Salvador – Apr 27, 2011
vii. Death toll rising in Argentina's soccer violence – Apr 26, 2011
viii. Honduran Military Supplied Weaponry to Cartels – Apr 25, 2011
ix. Protesters' Violent Clash With Police In Peru – Apr 9, 2011
c. Africa
i. Uganda riots reach capital as anger against President Museveni grows – Apr 29, 2011
ii. Gaddafi accused of using Viagra as weapon of war – Apr 29, 2011
iii. Eritrea Calls Ethiopia’s New Stance a ‘Declaration of War’ – Apr 29, 2011
iv. Sudan: Concern grows for civilians in Southern clashes – Apr 29, 2011
v. Somalia: Police warn deadly explosions in the capital – Apr 29, 2011
vi. Burkina Faso Police Join in Popular Unrest – Apr 28, 2011
vii. Ivory Coast renegade warlord Ibrahim Coulibaly killed – Apr 28, 2011
viii. Post Election Riots - UN Genocide Chief May Visit Nigeria – Apr 27, 2011
ix. Police use truncheons to stifle Algeria protests – Apr 23, 2011
x. Libya War Drones On – Apr 22, 2011
xi. Gambia rejects Alassane Ouattara as president of Ivory Coast – Apr 18, 2011
xii. Morocco riots leave five dead – Feb 21, 2011
xiii. 2011 Egyptian revolution – Feb 11, 2011
xiv. Tunisia protests against Ben Ali left 200 dead, says UN – Feb 1, 2011
d. Middle East
i. Dueling Demonstrations in Yemen – Apr 29, 2011
ii. Thousands of Syrians protest military crackdown – Apr 29, 2011
iii. Military presence halts protests in Iraq's Kurdistan – Apr 29, 2011
iv. US report touts progress in Afghanistan war – Apr 29, 2011
v. At Least 13 Dead in Yemen as Thousands Continue Protest – Apr 27, 2011
vi. Dozens wounded as protesters clash in Jordan - Apr 15, 2011
vii. Shiite protesters in Bahrain besiege PM office – Mar 6, 2011
viii. Oman police kill 2 protesters, sultan offers jobs – Feb 28, 2011
ix. At least 29 dead in Iraq protests – Feb 27, 2011
x. Hundreds Protest Lebanon's Sectarian Government System – Feb 27, 2011
xi. Stateless in Kuwait protest for citizenship rights – Feb 19, 2011
xii. Two killed, several wounded in Iran protests – Feb 16, 2011