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The disasters of the atlas ranked by death toll or by cost. Each ranking links to the detailed pages, with the context and consequences of every event.

• The deadliest disasters in history“Spanish” flu · Great Chinese Famine · The Black Death…10
• The deadliest earthquakes in historyShaanxi earthquake · Haiyuan earthquake · Tangshan earthquake…10
• The worst disasters in FranceGreat Plague of Marseille · Eruption of Mount Pelée · European heatwave…10
• The deadliest volcanic eruptionsEruption of Mount Tambora · Eruption of Krakatoa · Eruption of Mount Pelée…10
• The deadliest hurricanes and cyclonesBhola cyclone · Cyclone Nargis · Great Hurricane of 1780…10
• The deadliest pandemics in history“Spanish” flu · The Black Death · Plague of Justinian…7
• The deadliest floodsYangtze and Huai River floods · Yellow River flood · Vargas tragedy…9
• The worst industrial and nuclear disastersGreat Smog of London · Bhopal disaster · Halifax Explosion…10
• The costliest disasters in historyCOVID-19 pandemic · Chernobyl disaster · Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami…10