Catastrophic events of the 2000s / Blohm, Craig E.

Text and photographs look at some of the disasters of the twenty-first century.

The Y2K bug, which prompted fears of a cataclysmic breakdown of societal order as 1999 turned into 2000, fizzled. Nevertheless, the decade experienced its share of catastrophic events including a massive and deadly tsunami, a bridge collapse, killer tornadoes, and devastating terrorist acts.