Los Angeles Was Covered in Snow, Here Are 20 Vintage Photos of the Rare Snowfall in January 1949
This post was originally published on this siteSnow used to fall in L.A. about once every few years, but 1949 was one of the last, […]
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November 4, 1966: Flood in Venice Was an Unprecedented Acqua Alta, With Waters Reaching Up to 194 cm
This post was originally published on this siteOn November 4, 1966, the city of Venice woke up in the middle of its biggest nightmare. The […]
Canadian Police Officer Guarding the Pharmacy in Waist-High Flood Waters in Galt, Ontario, 1974
This post was originally published on this siteEven as the flood waters rose, the sun shone bright on May 17, 1974. Earlier rains and a […]
Haunting Photographs From the Aftermath of the 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo
This post was originally published on this siteThe second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, and by far the largest eruption to affect a densely […]
A Young Girl Posing in Front of a Tornado in Nebraska, 1989
This post was originally published on this siteThere have been thousands of fantastic tornado photographs and videos but none quite like this one. The view […]
Some Early Tornado Photographs From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this sitePhotography is a major tool of tornado investigators. Detailed examinations of still pictures and careful photogrammetric analyses of […]
April 26, 1884: This Is Believed to Be the First Known Photograph of a Tornado
This post was originally published on this siteStereograph view of a tornado as it passed just northwest of Garnett on April 26, 1884 in Anderson […]
January 19, 1977: Snow Fell in Miami for the First Time in the Recorded History of the City
This post was originally published on this siteJanuary 19, 1977 – It was the day no South Floridian every believed they would see – The […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs of River Thames Floods From Between the 1910s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe River Thames bursting its banks, rail lines being washed away, villages being turned into islands and soldiers […]
Flooding in the Thames Valley, December 1915
This post was originally published on this siteDuring a House of Commons sitting in February 1915, the prime minister, Herbert Asquith, replying to a question […]
The Iconic Photo of James Dean, Alone in the Rain, in the Middle of Times Square, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteThe picture, shot by Dennis Stock in early 1955, shows Dean walking alone in an eerily empty Times […]
20 Beautiful Black and White Photos That Show Britain Transformed Into a Winter Wonderland
This post was originally published on this siteThere’s something about a blanket of snow that just makes winter feel extra special. In December, workers rushed […]
The Winds of Hell: Historical Photos of the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard
This post was originally published on this siteMonday, November 11, 1940 was Armistice Day, the remembrance of the symbolic end of World War I. On […]
20 Vintage Photographs Captured Scenes of the Dust Bowl During the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dust Bowl refers to the drought-stricken Southern Plains region of the United States, which suffered severe dust […]