Lists of disasters
Sinking of the RMS Titanic, 1912
Starvation in Bengal, 1943
Oil in Gulf of Mexico, 2010
Tōhoku Earthquake, 2011
Moore Tornado, 2013
The following are lists of disasters.
Natural disasters
A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the earth. These lists are of disasters caused by forces of nature.
- List of avalanches
- List of blizzards
- List of derecho events
- List of droughts
- Lists of earthquakes
- List of environmental disasters
- List of fires
Accidents
These are lists of disasters caused by accidental human action.
Transport
- List of shipwrecks
- List of rail accidents
- List of road accidents
- List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
Industrial
Manmade
These are lists of disasters caused by deliberate human action.
By location
See also
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