Top 10 of the Deadliest Natural Disasters

Every year, some of the deadliest natural disasters — earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, wildfires and droughts, on average kill nearly 60,000 people. Since we have historical records, we are able to know just how deadly each natural disaster was. The natural disasters on the next page are the most deadly in the world, and ordered from least to most deadly.