Home›Phenomena›All PhenomenaBrowse ByAll PhenomenaReference and ClassificationDevelopingDiscrete, dated physical events the earth has produced: historical earthquakes and their tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, mass extinction events read from the rock record, notable storms and recurring climate patterns, an ocean current and an ancient submarine landslide. Grouped here by the discipline whose live relationship names each event's primary process, even where a real secondary effect (an eruption's climatic cooling, an earthquake's tsunami) is also attached. Belongs here: a specific, time-bounded event with a real date or date range and a documented cause. Does not belong here: an ongoing physical process without a discrete date or event boundary, held under Processes instead, or an abstract principle or scale used to measure such an event, held under Concepts, even where the two are closely related, such as the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (a Concept) describing the intensity of a historical earthquake (a Phenomenon).All PhenomenaComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)All PhenomenaFilter Results228 entriesPhenomenon FamilyAllAbrupt Climate Events (4)Atmospheric Optical Phenomena (30)Atmospheric Science Concepts (7)Climate Zones and Pressure Belts (4)Daily and Seasonal Light Cycles (13)Deep-Time Climate Events (4)Earthquake Concepts (2)Extreme Weather and Drought (4)Fog, Mist and Haze (10)Great Historical Earthquakes (21)Historical Climate Periods (2)Major Volcanic Eruptions (13)Mass Extinction Events (7)Ocean Currents and Circulation (2)Ocean Surface and Water Column Processes (5)Precambrian Glaciations and Oxygenation (4)Sea Ice and Polar Ocean Phenomena (6)Seasons and Daylight Cycles (7)Storms and Severe Weather (27)Tsunamis, Waves and Ocean Surges (5)Unexplained and Folkloric Lights (18)Upper Atmosphere Phenomena (4)Volcanic and Geothermal Phenomena (3)Wind and Pressure Systems (8)DisciplineAllClimatology (34)Geochronology (2)Geology (8)Geophysics (18)Glaciology (8)Hydrology (2)Meteorology (89)Oceanography (14)Paleoclimatology (8)Seismology (17)Stratigraphy (7)Volcanology (21)When (Year)All0079-08-24 (1)1556-01-23 (1)1600-02-19 (1)1700-01-26 (1)1755-11-01 (1)1783-06-08 (1)1811-12-16 (1)1815-04-10 (1)1883-08-27 (1)1902-05-08 (1)1906-04-18 (1)1908-12-28 (1)1923-09-01 (1)1950-08-15 (1)1960-05-22 (1)1964-03-27 (1)1970-05-31 (1)1976-07-28 (1)1980-05-18 (1)1985-09-19 (1)1985-11-13 (1)1989-10-17 (1)1991-06-03 (1)1991-06-15 (1)1995-01-17 (1)2001-01-26 (1)2004-12-26 (1)2005-08-29 (1)2005-10-08 (1)2008-05-12 (1)2010-01-12 (1)2011-03-11 (1)2015-04-25 (1)2018-05-03 (1)2018-09-28 (1)2022-01-15 (1)CauseAllAtmospheric Circulation (38)Erosion (1)Faulting (8)Glaciation (8)Mass Wasting (1)Plate Tectonics (3)Sedimentation (1)Subduction (5)The Hydrologic Cycle (2)Thermohaline Circulation (5)Volcanism (23)Type/ClassificationAllAbrupt Climate Events (4)Atmospheric Optical Phenomena (30)Atmospheric Science Concepts (7)Climate Zones and Pressure Belts (4)Daily and Seasonal Light Cycles (13)Deep-Time Climate Events (4)Earthquake Concepts (2)Extreme Weather and Drought (4)Fog, Mist and Haze (10)Great Historical Earthquakes (21)Historical Climate Periods (2)Major Volcanic Eruptions (13)Mass Extinction Events (7)Ocean Currents and Circulation (2)Ocean Surface and Water Column Processes (5)Precambrian Glaciations and Oxygenation (4)Sea Ice and Polar Ocean Phenomena (6)Seasons and Daylight Cycles (7)Storms and Severe Weather (27)Tsunamis, Waves and Ocean Surges (5)Unexplained and Folkloric Lights (18)Upper Atmosphere Phenomena (4)Volcanic and Geothermal Phenomena (3)Wind and Pressure Systems (8)WhereAllAfrica (1)Australia (1)Canada (1)Canadian Prairies (1)Chile (1)China (3)Colombia (1)Europe (2)France (2)Greece (1)Haiti (1)Iceland (2)India (2)Indonesia (7)Italy (2)Japan (9)Mexico (3)Nepal (1)North America (1)Norway (2)Pakistan (1)Peru (2)Philippines (1)Poland (1)Portugal (1)Russia (1)Saudi Arabia (1)Shaanxi (1)Siberia (1)Spain (1)Tonga (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (17)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 1001257 Samalas EruptionVolcanology1556 Shaanxi EarthquakeSeismology1561 Celestial Phenomenon over NurembergMeteorology1566 Celestial Phenomenon over BaselMeteorology1600 Huaynaputina EruptionVolcanology1700 Cascadia EarthquakeSeismology1755 Lisbon EarthquakeSeismology1811-1812 New Madrid EarthquakesSeismology1815 Eruption of Mount TamboraVolcanology1883 Eruption of KrakatoaVolcanology1902 Eruption of Mount PeleeVolcanology1906 San Francisco EarthquakeSeismology1908 Messina EarthquakeSeismology1912 Eruption of NovaruptaVolcanology1923 Great Kanto EarthquakeSeismology1950 Assam-Tibet EarthquakeSeismology1960 Valdivia EarthquakeSeismology1963-1964 Eruption of Mount AgungVolcanology1964 Alaska EarthquakeSeismology1970 Ancash EarthquakeSeismology1976 Tangshan EarthquakeSeismology1980 Eruption of Mount St. HelensVolcanology1982 Eruption of El ChichonVolcanology1985 Mexico City EarthquakeSeismology1989 Loma Prieta EarthquakeSeismology1991 Eruption of Mount PinatuboVolcanology1991 Eruption of Mount UnzenVolcanology1995 Kobe EarthquakeSeismology2001 Gujarat EarthquakeSeismology2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and TsunamiSeismology2005 Kashmir EarthquakeSeismology2008 Sichuan EarthquakeSeismology2010 Eyjafjallajokull EruptionVolcanology2010 Haiti EarthquakeSeismology2011 Tohoku Earthquake and TsunamiSeismology2015 Nepal EarthquakeSeismology2018 Lower Puna EruptionVolcanology2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and TsunamiSeismology2022 Eruption of Hunga TongaVolcanology22-Degree HaloMeteorology4.2-Kiloyear EventPaleoclimatology8.2-Kiloyear EventPaleoclimatologyAbu FanousMeteorologyAfterglowMeteorologyAir massMeteorologyAirglowMeteorologyAlexander's bandMeteorologyAlpenglowMeteorologyAnthelionMeteorologyAnticrepuscular raysMeteorologyAnticyclogenesisMeteorologyArctic ice packOceanographyArmero TragedyVolcanologyAtlantic meridional overturning circulationOceanographyAtmospheric opticsMeteorologyAtmospheric RefractionMeteorologyAtmospheric RiverMeteorologyAzolla EventPaleoclimatologyBelt of VenusMeteorologyBishop's RingVolcanologyBlizzardMeteorologyBlue HourMeteorologyBrine rejectionOceanographyBrown Mountain lightsMeteorologyCapitanian Mass ExtinctionStratigraphyCarboniferous Rainforest CollapsePaleoclimatologyChicxulub ImpactGeochronologyCircumhorizontal ArcMeteorologyCircumzenithal arcMeteorologyClear-Air TurbulenceMeteorologyCloud IridescenceMeteorologyCold dropMeteorologyCold PoolMeteorologyCold WaveClimatologyCold-Core LowMeteorologyCorona (Optical Phenomenon)MeteorologyCretaceous-Paleogene Extinction EventStratigraphyCrown flashMeteorologyCut-Off LowMeteorologyCycloneMeteorologyDawnMeteorologyDaylightMeteorologyDiffuse sky radiationMeteorologyDiurnal Temperature VariationMeteorologyDroughtClimatologyDry seasonClimatologyDuskMeteorologyDust BowlClimatologyDust StormMeteorologyEarthlightMeteorologyEarthquakeSeismologyEarth's shadowMeteorologyEclipseMeteorologyEffect of Sun angle on climateClimatologyEl NinoClimatologyEocene-Oligocene Extinction EventStratigraphyEquation of TimeMeteorologyEruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ADVolcanologyEvaporationMeteorologyFalse sunriseMeteorology123Next →Comments (0)No comments yet. 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