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ShareThis is a list of world disasters, both natural and man-made.
A disaster is a natural or man-made event that negatively affects life, property, livelihood or industry, often resulting in permanent changes to human societies, ecosystems and environment.
For more information about the topic List of disasters, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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Decade Volcanoes — The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) as ... > read more
Catastrophe modeling — Catastrophe modeling (also known as cat modeling) is the process of using computer-assisted calculations to estimate the losses that could be ... > read more
1976 Tangshan earthquake — The Tangshan earthquake of July 28, 1976 is one of the largest earthquakes in loss of life to hit the modern world. The epicentre of the earthquake ... > read more
Social effects of Hurricane Katrina — The impact and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the history of the United States. In addition to ... > read more
Storm surge — A storm surge is an onshore rush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused ... > read more
1906 San Francisco earthquake — The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of northern California at 5:12am on Wednesday, ... > read more
Seedbank — Seedbanks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere should be destroyed. The seeds stored may be various in nature, such ... > read more
Meteorology — Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article List of disasters at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
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