Sidr hammered Bangladesh with peak 1-minute sustained winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), making it a Category-5 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale that weighs hurricanes. Bangladesh set a modern day record of being able to mobilize over one million people to evacuate at a moment's notice.

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Just 36 seconds after liftoff, a bolt of lightning shot out like...well…..a rocket…..from the grey clouds over the launch site, striking the Saturn5 as it climbed towards space. What happened after that is a story of legends.

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This became known as the Armero tragedy—the deadliest of its kind in recorded history. However, volcanic activity at Nevado del Ruiz began about two million years ago, since the Early Pleistocene or Late Pliocene era, with three major eruptive periods. Yet somehow, when it blew, it caught everyone by surprise and nearby towns unaware.

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It was the highest tide in 50 years and with it came the looming threat that seawater would move up and into the historic monuments and works of art in the equally historic city. The waters peaked at 1.87m (6ft), that's just 2 inches below the highest flooding ever recorded in Venice back in 1966, and it submerged over 80% of a city already below sea level.

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Each year we pause all programming on our network of feeds around the country to reflect and respect those who have and continue to serve bravely with their lives for the safety and security of our Canada.  Wherever you happen to be listening to this podcast around the world, in Europe and especially for our very wide listener base in the United States, we also honour the brave men and women who serve you and the global good for peace and independence and freedom from tyranny and oppression.  Thank You!  Thank You!  Thank You!

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SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter.  She was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes when launched on June 7, 1958.  Unfortunately, she also remains the largest to have sunk there.

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The day proved to be one of the wackiest weather days ever in Ontario. In Southwest Ontario on the Michigan border, Windsor’s temperatures climbed to a balmy 20°C. In Southeast Ontario and Canada's National Capital, Ottawa, they suffered a round of freezing rain. Off the shores of Georgian Bay in sort of Central Ontario, the city of Barrie had snow and Hamilton experienced a rare and very late in the season tornado. 

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World War One involved the active duty of more than 65 million men from over 30 countries. Of these, 620,000 Canadians and nearly 8 million French fought in truly horrific conditions in France. 

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It is still the deadliest and most destructive natural disaster to hit the 5 great lakes in recorded history, killing more than 250 people, destroying 19 ships, and stranding 19 others.

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This powerful and deadly twister was first reported in the coastal town of Ladispoli, where two floors of an eight-story building collapsed. Dozens of other buildings were damaged in Ladispoli while it also closed local schools when the localized street flooding became a concern in Rome.

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