what is a natural disaster ?
A natural disaster is an adverse event caused by weather or geological changes. Natural disasters include Volcanic Eruptions, Cyclones, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Tsunami's, Mud/Landslides, Floods, Sever Storms, Bushfires and Avalanches to name a few. Natural disasters can cause widespread destruction to environments and endanger human and animal life.
ten deadliest natural disasters since 1900 -
rank Deaths Events Place Date
1 150,000–4,000,000 Floods China Nov 1931
2 242,419–779,000 Earthquake Tangshan China July 1976
3 500,000 Cyclone Bhola Bangladesh Nov 1970
4 316,000 Earthquake Haiti Jan 2010
5 234,117 Earthquake Haiyuan China Dec 1920
6 230,273–310,000 Tsunami Indonesia Dec 2004
7 142,000 Earthquake Kanto Japan Sept 1923
8 138,866 Cyclone Bangladesh Apr 1991
9 138,366 Cyclone Nargis Burma May 2008
10 123,000 Earthquake/Tsunami Messina Italy Dec 1908
* Does not include epidemics.** Source - Wikipedia**. As at 2012.
2 242,419–779,000 Earthquake Tangshan China July 1976
3 500,000 Cyclone Bhola Bangladesh Nov 1970
4 316,000 Earthquake Haiti Jan 2010
5 234,117 Earthquake Haiyuan China Dec 1920
6 230,273–310,000 Tsunami Indonesia Dec 2004
7 142,000 Earthquake Kanto Japan Sept 1923
8 138,866 Cyclone Bangladesh Apr 1991
9 138,366 Cyclone Nargis Burma May 2008
10 123,000 Earthquake/Tsunami Messina Italy Dec 1908
* Does not include epidemics.** Source - Wikipedia**. As at 2012.
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