08 and 18 which is more serious?

1 The snowstorm around the Spring Festival in 2008 was the worst freezing rain and snow weather since the founding of New China. More than 20 provinces were affected, with Central China and South China being the worst affected. Traffic paralysis in some areas has affected the lives of millions of people.

2. 201811from the middle and late October to the beginning of February, a large-scale continuous low-temperature abnormal event occurred in China, which brought great adverse effects on the national economy and people's lives. Snowstorm is a natural disaster phenomenon that affects people's normal life because of long-term and large-scale snowfall or even snowstorm.