natural disaster
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In “The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity’s Most Devastating Pandemic,” a vivid and sweeping new history of the outbreak, Thomas Asbridge concurs, judging it “the worst natural disaster in recorded history.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Cyclone Senyar ravaged Sumatra in late November, killing more than 1,000 people in Southeast Asia's deadliest natural disaster for 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
In most U.S. states, Indiana included, when a healthy tree falls onto a neighbor’s property during a storm or other natural disaster, each property owner is responsible for the damage on their own land.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
And like a natural disaster, what emerged about Chavez was far worse than anyone could’ve expected.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“Do you remember when we weren’t dealing with a new natural disaster every week?”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
