1925 | Environment
Environment
An earthquake in China's Yunan province March 16 leaves an estimated 5,000 dead.
The worst tornado in U.S. history cuts 295 miles through southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana March 18 and continues for 3½ hours, hitting speeds as high as 73 miles per hour, killing a record 695 people, injuring 2,027, destroying 15,000 homes, and wreaking property damage in the millions of dollars.