The "WAGD" headline of the day

The "we're all gonna die" headlines come from FuturePundit, who discusses all those disasters in the 1800's that could wipe out the US if they occurred now.

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a report on what the most severe storm for California, a once in 500-1000 year event, would do to the state....The 1861 and 1862 storms show what is possible. The 19th century featured much more drastic disasters than the 20th. In my previous post about the 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes (Mississppi river changed course), the 1815 Mount Tambora VEI 7 volcanic eruption, the 1859 solar Carrington event and other awesome displays of nature's power I made the argument that if the 21st century features disasters more like the 19th century then we are in some some tough times. But I missed out on the California storms of the early 1860s. With nearly 40 million people now such a storm would do far greater damage.

Wikipedia: The Great Flood of 1862

well, sorry but Californians think they are above such things, but anyone who lived in the Midwest knows about floods. (and tornadoes).

Life is risky, and it isn't only the Philippines that faces flood problems. (latest count: 67 dead, 1.6 million displaced)

the Great Mississippi flood of 1927.
more HERE.
and this book tells the story in detail.

the Mississippi floods occur every decade or so, and that doesn't include the many other midwest floods, of lesser rivers. (like the Ohio or the Red River of the North flood that devestated GrandForks)..,

famous headline from the GrandForks Herald, a newspaper that kept publishing despite the evacuation of the city....with a photo of the center of town that flooded and then burnt down....
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headsup Instapundit.