The “worst disaster in history”
From 1944 to 2020, natural disasters have intensified. Here's how.
The worst natural disasters in history
Fires, heat waves, tornadoes, droughts, hurricanes, floods … here is a non-exhaustive timeline of natural disasters in recent decades.
- The fires of 2019 in Australia
- The heat wave of summer 2019 in Belgium
- The 2019 tornado in Alabama
- The 2019 drought in Chile
Hurricane Dorian of 2019 in the Bahamas - 2018 Hurricane Maria in the United States The floods of 2018 in the Aude
- 2018 Hurricane Michael in the United States
*Hurricane Harvey of 2017 in the United States - The 2012 floods in the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var
- 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the United States
- The 2012 droughts in the Midlands and Anglia, England ¨C13C
- The 2011 Thailand floods ¨C14C
- The 2010 floods in Britain ¨C15C
- The fires of 2007 in Greece ¨C16C
- The 2007 floods in France ¨C17C
- 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the United States ¨C18C
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The worst natural disasters in history
Fires, heat waves, tornadoes, droughts, hurricanes, floods … here is a non-exhaustive timeline of natural disasters in recent decades.
- The fires of 2019 in Australia
- The heat wave of summer 2019 in Belgium
- The 2019 tornado in Alabama
- The 2019 drought in Chile
Hurricane Dorian of 2019 in the Bahamas - 2018 Hurricane Maria in the United States The floods of 2018 in the Aude
- 2018 Hurricane Michael in the United States
*Hurricane Harvey of 2017 in the United States - The 2012 floods in the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var
- 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the United States
- The 2012 droughts in the Midlands and Anglia, England ¨C13C
- The 2011 Thailand floods ¨C14C
- The 2010 floods in Britain ¨C15C
- The fires of 2007 in Greece ¨C16C
- The 2007 floods in France ¨C17C
- 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the United States ¨C18C
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