Editing 1996 in science (section)

==Meteorology==
* January 7 – A [[North American blizzard of 1996|large blizzard]] hits the Eastern United States, killing 60.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lipman|first1=Don|title=One wild storm: A look back at the 'Blizzard of '96'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/one-wild-storm-a-look-back-at-the-blizzard-of-96/2013/01/07/89a1242c-5875-11e2-9fa9-5fbdc9530eb9_blog.html|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=20 February 2018|date=7 January 2013}}</ref>
* May 15 – Severe thunderstorms and a [[tornado]] in Bangladesh kills at least 443 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Toll in Bangladesh Tornado Rises to at Least 443|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/15/world/death-toll-in-bangladesh-tornado-rises-to-at-least-443.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=20 February 2018|date=15 May 1996}}</ref>
* July 18–21 – Storms provoke severe flooding on the [[Saguenay River]] in Quebec,<ref>{{cite web|title=GEOSCAN Search Results: Fastlink|url=https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/starweb/geoscan/servlet.starweb?path=geoscan/fulle.web&search1=R=209234|website=geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca|accessdate=20 February 2018|language=en|date = 2015-12-07}}</ref> in one of Canada's most costly [[natural disaster]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title='What am I going to do?': Saguenay resident recalls flood that swept away his home|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/saguenay-quebec-floods-20-year-anniversary-1.3684983|website=CBC News|accessdate=20 February 2018|language=en}}</ref>