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The Great Fire of 1910 in America seemed to have a bearing on the floods that devastated Europe and China in 1910 and 1911. Did the water vapour which evaporated from America's disastrous zone find its way back into the water cycle or global water system as torrential rains and floods in Europe and China in 1910 and 1911 respectively?
1. Great Fire of 1910
The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup, the Big Burn, or the Devil's Broom fire) was a wildfire in the western United States that burned three million acres (4,700 sq mi; 12,100 km2) in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910. The area burned included large parts of the Bitterroot, Cabinet, Clearwater, Coeur d'Alene, Flathead, Kaniksu, Kootenai, Lewis and Clark, Lolo, and St. Joe national forests.
The fire burned over two days on the weekend of August 20–21, after strong winds caused numerous smaller fires to combine into a firestorm of unprecedented size. It killed 87 people, mostly firefighters, destroyed numerous man-made structures, including several entire towns, and burned more than three million acres of forest with an estimated billion dollars' worth of timber lost. It is believed to be the largest, although not the deadliest, forest fire in U.S. history. The extensive burned area was approximately the size of the state of Connecticut.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_1910
2. 1910 Great Flood of Paris
The 1910 Great Flood of Paris was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded the Paris conurbation, France. The Seine water level rose eight metres above the ordinary level.
In the winter of 1909–1910, Paris and the surrounding area experienced higher than normal rainfall which saturated the ground and filled rivers to overflowing. In January 1910, Parisians were preoccupied with daily life and lulled into a false sense of security because the Seine's waters level had risen and fallen again in December. Consequently, they largely ignored reports of mudslides and flooding occurring upriver. They were also slow to notice warnings signs within the city as the Seine's water level rose eight meters higher than normal, its water began to flow much faster than normal, and large amounts of debris appeared. By late January, the Seine River flooded Paris when water pushed upwards from overflowing sewers and subway tunnels, then seeped into basements through fully saturated soil and from the sewer system that got backed up, which led to the basements of several buildings sustaining damage. The waters did not overflow the river's banks within the city, but flooded Paris through tunnels, sewers, and drains. These larger sewer tunnels were engineered by Baron Haussmann and Eugene Belgrand in 1878 which magnified the destruction caused by the flood in 1910. In neighbouring towns both east and west of the capital, the river rose above its banks and flooded the surrounding terrain directly.
Winter floods were a normal occurrence in Paris but, on 21 January, the river began to rise more rapidly than normal. This was seen as a sort of spectacle where people were actually standing in the streets watching the water rise in the Seine. Over the course of the following week, thousands of Parisians evacuated their homes as water infiltrated buildings and streets throughout the city, shutting down much basic infrastructure. The infrastructure was more vulnerable to flooding because most of it was built within the sewage system in order to avoid cluttering the streets.
Police, firefighters, and soldiers moved through waterlogged streets in boats to rescue stranded residents from second-story windows and to distribute aid. Refugees gathered in makeshift shelters in churches, schools, and government buildings. Although the water threatened to overflow the tops of the quay walls lining the river, workmen were able to keep the Seine back with hastily built levees....
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_Great_Flood_of_Paris
3. 1910 European Floods
The 1910 European Floods were a series of floods that struck Central Europe in mid-June 1910. The flooding was the result of several days of heavy rains, and resulted in severe flooding to the Ahr River in Germany, which killed up to 200 people in the Ahr Valley. The town of Schuld was particularly hard hit where at least 50 people were reported to have been killed after a bridge gave way during the flooding. Reports from the time also claimed that almost every bridge in the valley was destroyed by the flooding.
The rains also resulted in flooding in Switzerland, where at least 26 people were reported to have been killed around Lake Lucerne. Flooding was reported in Lucerne and Zurich where the city electric lighting systems were compromised. The worst human loss however was reported in Hungary where over 1000 people were reported killed which was reported as "exceeding all records". Elsewhere severe flooding also occurred in Austria, Belgium, and Serbia. Serbia in particular saw severe flooding on the Great Morava river which resulted in severe damage to cities such as Jagodina as well as an additional 35 fatalities.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_European_Floods
4. THE 1911 JIANGSU-ANHUI FLOOD
The Yangtze River is 3,917 miles long, and it is the third longest river in the world. It flows throughout China, and it is the country’s primary source of irrigation and transportation. Unfortunately, in 1911, heavy rainfall simultaneously raised water levels of the rivers Yangtze and Huai to a dangerous point, causing the Jiangsu-Anhui flood.
The floods claimed the lives of about 100,000 people, and lots of properties were lost. The people of Eastern and Central China faced starvation because their crops were washed away by the floods. An estimated 30,000 square miles of land was flooded forcing millions of people to become refugees. To top it all, crimes and riot cases were on the rise due to food shortage. Food was costly and limited in supply, leading to famine. At the end of October 1911, grain prices were above normal, ranging between 80 to 100%. Therefore, one million people in northern Jiangsu and other more than a million in Anhui went through mass starvation. This meant that the survivors who required relief food at the beginning of 1912 were close to 3 million.
Source: https://globalenergy-news.com/the-1911-jiangsu-anhui-flood/
1. Great Fire of 1910
The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup, the Big Burn, or the Devil's Broom fire) was a wildfire in the western United States that burned three million acres (4,700 sq mi; 12,100 km2) in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910. The area burned included large parts of the Bitterroot, Cabinet, Clearwater, Coeur d'Alene, Flathead, Kaniksu, Kootenai, Lewis and Clark, Lolo, and St. Joe national forests.
The fire burned over two days on the weekend of August 20–21, after strong winds caused numerous smaller fires to combine into a firestorm of unprecedented size. It killed 87 people, mostly firefighters, destroyed numerous man-made structures, including several entire towns, and burned more than three million acres of forest with an estimated billion dollars' worth of timber lost. It is believed to be the largest, although not the deadliest, forest fire in U.S. history. The extensive burned area was approximately the size of the state of Connecticut.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_1910
2. 1910 Great Flood of Paris
The 1910 Great Flood of Paris was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded the Paris conurbation, France. The Seine water level rose eight metres above the ordinary level.
In the winter of 1909–1910, Paris and the surrounding area experienced higher than normal rainfall which saturated the ground and filled rivers to overflowing. In January 1910, Parisians were preoccupied with daily life and lulled into a false sense of security because the Seine's waters level had risen and fallen again in December. Consequently, they largely ignored reports of mudslides and flooding occurring upriver. They were also slow to notice warnings signs within the city as the Seine's water level rose eight meters higher than normal, its water began to flow much faster than normal, and large amounts of debris appeared. By late January, the Seine River flooded Paris when water pushed upwards from overflowing sewers and subway tunnels, then seeped into basements through fully saturated soil and from the sewer system that got backed up, which led to the basements of several buildings sustaining damage. The waters did not overflow the river's banks within the city, but flooded Paris through tunnels, sewers, and drains. These larger sewer tunnels were engineered by Baron Haussmann and Eugene Belgrand in 1878 which magnified the destruction caused by the flood in 1910. In neighbouring towns both east and west of the capital, the river rose above its banks and flooded the surrounding terrain directly.
Winter floods were a normal occurrence in Paris but, on 21 January, the river began to rise more rapidly than normal. This was seen as a sort of spectacle where people were actually standing in the streets watching the water rise in the Seine. Over the course of the following week, thousands of Parisians evacuated their homes as water infiltrated buildings and streets throughout the city, shutting down much basic infrastructure. The infrastructure was more vulnerable to flooding because most of it was built within the sewage system in order to avoid cluttering the streets.
Police, firefighters, and soldiers moved through waterlogged streets in boats to rescue stranded residents from second-story windows and to distribute aid. Refugees gathered in makeshift shelters in churches, schools, and government buildings. Although the water threatened to overflow the tops of the quay walls lining the river, workmen were able to keep the Seine back with hastily built levees....
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_Great_Flood_of_Paris
3. 1910 European Floods
The 1910 European Floods were a series of floods that struck Central Europe in mid-June 1910. The flooding was the result of several days of heavy rains, and resulted in severe flooding to the Ahr River in Germany, which killed up to 200 people in the Ahr Valley. The town of Schuld was particularly hard hit where at least 50 people were reported to have been killed after a bridge gave way during the flooding. Reports from the time also claimed that almost every bridge in the valley was destroyed by the flooding.
The rains also resulted in flooding in Switzerland, where at least 26 people were reported to have been killed around Lake Lucerne. Flooding was reported in Lucerne and Zurich where the city electric lighting systems were compromised. The worst human loss however was reported in Hungary where over 1000 people were reported killed which was reported as "exceeding all records". Elsewhere severe flooding also occurred in Austria, Belgium, and Serbia. Serbia in particular saw severe flooding on the Great Morava river which resulted in severe damage to cities such as Jagodina as well as an additional 35 fatalities.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_European_Floods
4. THE 1911 JIANGSU-ANHUI FLOOD
The Yangtze River is 3,917 miles long, and it is the third longest river in the world. It flows throughout China, and it is the country’s primary source of irrigation and transportation. Unfortunately, in 1911, heavy rainfall simultaneously raised water levels of the rivers Yangtze and Huai to a dangerous point, causing the Jiangsu-Anhui flood.
The floods claimed the lives of about 100,000 people, and lots of properties were lost. The people of Eastern and Central China faced starvation because their crops were washed away by the floods. An estimated 30,000 square miles of land was flooded forcing millions of people to become refugees. To top it all, crimes and riot cases were on the rise due to food shortage. Food was costly and limited in supply, leading to famine. At the end of October 1911, grain prices were above normal, ranging between 80 to 100%. Therefore, one million people in northern Jiangsu and other more than a million in Anhui went through mass starvation. This meant that the survivors who required relief food at the beginning of 1912 were close to 3 million.
Source: https://globalenergy-news.com/the-1911-jiangsu-anhui-flood/
