Decade Real Event LogDes O'Callaghan, FBCI
| 2010 |
| Feb-09 |
Japan |
Toyota recalls another 437,000 cars, bringing the global total to 8.5m vehicles |
| Apr-16 |
Europe |
17,000+ flights cancelled due to south-easterly drift of volcanic ash cloud |
| Apr-20 |
Louisiana |
Explosion in a BP oil well triggers a huge and worsening slick in the Gulf |
| 2011 |
| Feb-01 |
US Midwest |
Major storm nicknamed “Snowpocalypse” affects 100 million people |
| Mar-11 |
Japan |
Massive earthquake M9.0 NE of Tokyo and tsunamis cause devastation |
| Apr-18 |
Japan |
Quake death toll reaches 14,000, but as many are still unaccounted for |
| May-01 |
Pakistan |
al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, architect of 9-11, killed by US forces |
| 2012 |
| Jun-02 |
Toronto |
Gang-related shooting in Eaton Centre food court kills 2, injures 5 |
| Sep-11 |
Libya |
Terror attack on US consulate in Benghazi kills ambassador due to lax security |
| Oct-29 |
US E. Coast |
Hurricane Sandy turns left and hits New Jersey and New York City hard |
| 2013 |
| Apr-15 |
Massachusetts |
2 bomb explosions at the end of the Boston Marathon kill 3, injures dozens |
| Jun-20 |
Alberta |
Major flooding from heavy rain hits Calgary; the worst in decades |
| Sep-18 |
Ottawa |
Transit bus crashes into a VIA train at a crossing, killing 6, injuring dozens |
| Dec-23 |
Ontario |
Hundreds of thousands in GTA have no power 48 hours after ice storm |
| 2014 |
| Oct-22 |
Ontario |
Radicalized gunman shoots and kills a soldier at Ottawa’s Nat’l War Memorial |
| Jul-01 |
Sask. /Man. |
Flooding in the prairies cause 96 communities to declare states of emergency |
| Nov-20 |
New York |
Snowfall in upstate areas reaches record 7 ft; nicknamed “snowmagedden” |
| 2015 |
| Jan-07 |
France |
Jihadist terrorists storm Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, kill 12 employees |
| Apr-25 |
Nepal |
Large earthquake M7.8 destroys entire villages and kills as many as 10,000 |
| Nov-13 |
France |
Coordinated terrorist attacks on a stadium, concert hall and cafes in Paris kill 130 |
| 2016 |
| Apr-25 |
Philippines |
Islamic extremists behead a Canadian man, one of a group of over 20 hostages |
| Jul-14 |
France |
Terrorist kills at least 84 when he drives a truck into Bastille Day crowds in Nice |
| Sep-02 |
S. Korea |
Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones after batteries explode, at a cost of $5.3b |
| Dec-14 |
Internet |
Yahoo discloses unprecedented 3-year-old breach that exposed 1 billion accounts |
| 2017 |
| Apr-09 |
Illinois |
United Airlines creates PR disaster as police drag passenger off overbooked flight |
| May-19 |
Ontario |
Toronto Islands 40% under water due to heavy rain combined with spring runoff |
| Jun-13 |
England |
Massive, destructive fire in a West London apartment building kills at least 37 |
| Aug-26 |
Texas |
Hurricane Harvey hits Texas, stalls, drops massive amounts of rain on Houston |
| Oct-01 |
Nevada |
Sniper shoots at concertgoers from a Las Vegas hotel room; kills 59, injures 527 |
| 2018 |
| Mar-30 |
California |
Tesla electric car crashes while on autopilot in Mountain View, killing the driver |
| Apr-06 |
Saskatchewan |
Truck collides with bus carrying Humboldt Broncos hockey team, killing 16 |
| Apr-23 |
Toronto |
Van plows along Yonge St. sidewalk in North York, killing 10, injuring 14 |
| Jul-22 |
Toronto |
3 killed, including gunman attacker in a shooting at a Danforth restaurant |
| Sep-28 |
Internet |
Facebook admits to huge security breach in which 50 million accounts exposed |
| 2019 |
| Apr-14 |
France |
Fire engulfs the roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, causing extensive damage |
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