Tsunami Event 1755 Great Libson Earthquake (8.5-9.0) in Portugal sent tsunamis throughout the Caribbean. Waves of 3.6 m at Antigua Document: https://goo.gl/5BtFFB Taken from these original sourceNODS (n.d) Lander and Whiteside (n.d) Antigua and Barbuda
Drought 1983-1985 More pronounced in the agricultural sector especially on livestock. Government had to import water from Dominica. Because of this there was the purchase and installation of the Desalination Plant Taken from these original sourcesNODS (n.d) Antigua and Barbuda
Drought 1863-1865 This caused an impact on mortality of 47.8 per 1000 population. A total of 5.222 persons died over the period, 14.4 of the population. The sugar crop was also affected leading to a fall in exports. Document: https://goo.gl/TwxPfn Taken from these original sourcesLewis (1984) Antigua and Barbuda