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  2. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster, it must have profound environmental effects and/or loss of life and frequently causes financial loss.

  3. Lists of disasters - Wikipedia

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    A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. These lists are lists of natural disasters: List of avalanches; List of blizzards; List of derecho events; List of droughts; Lists of earthquakes; List of fires. List of wildfires; List of California wildfires; List of floods. History of ...

  4. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.

  5. The Deadliest Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters in ... - AOL

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    Likely one of the best-known natural disasters on this list, Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm that included recorded winds of 100 to 140 mph. Katrina pounded some 400 miles of land with ...

  6. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This list of United States natural disasters is a list of notable natural disasters that occurred in the United States after 1816. Due to inflation, the monetary damage estimates are not comparable. Unless otherwise noted, the year given is the year in which the currency's valuation was calculated.

  7. Extreme weather events are forcing school closures. Experts ...

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    Without this, kids might feel unsettled, adds mental health counselor Matthew Schubert, owner of Gem State Wellness. “When their school routines are upended by natural disasters or illnesses ...

  8. List of deadliest floods - Wikipedia

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    The Mameyes disaster: Puerto Rico 1985 90+ Columbus, Ohio flood on March 25, 1913 United States: 1913 86 "Las Nieves" camping river flood, in Biescas. Spain: 1996 85+ January 2010 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 2010 81+ Valencia flood: Valencia, Spain: 1957 81 Holmfirth floods—Bilberry Reservoir dam failure ...

  9. Lists of 21st-century earthquakes - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami became the costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in $163.6 billion and $150 billion in damage, respectively.