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A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
Natural disasters by year (305 C) * Transport disasters by year (44 C) Explosions by year (140 C) ... 1848 disasters (5 C) 1849 disasters (4 C, 3 P) 1850 disasters (6 C)
Three earthquakes struck California between July 4 and July 5. The main earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude, as two others were 5.4 and 6.4 magnitudes. At least one was killed and several others were injured. The main earthquake was the strongest earthquake to hit the region in 20 years. [28] 2019 Hurricane: 84 killed, 245 missing $5.1 billion ...
Fires in the United States by year (117 C) Natural disasters in the United States by year (166 C) 0–9. 1776 disasters in the United States (1 P)
Maui dodged wildfire catastrophe years ago but failed to prevent future disaster, residents say. Lewis Kamb and Evan Bush. Updated August 24, 2023 at 2:18 PM. Five years ago, after tropical storm ...
Natural disasters in the United States by year (166 C) 0–9. 1600 natural disasters (1 P) ... 1878 natural disasters (1 C, 5 P) 1879 natural disasters (1 C, 3 P)
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.
The 2011 TÅhoku 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.