Which Natural Disaster is the Worst?

**IcHiNaRu** · 05-20-2008, 02:21 AM

Which natural disasters is the worst?

**Silverstone** · 05-20-2008, 02:36 AM

Hurricane.

Not only does the hurricane itself bring flooding and damaging winds, but it also creates tornados as an effect.

Typhoons are the same thing, just turning in the opposite direction.

**jingettey** · 05-20-2008, 02:38 AM

im not sure mainly cuz i live in a natural disaster free place..
but in my opinion it's the tsunami.
big waves, earthquake, water splosh, crash boom boom, agh! , X.X
need i say more?

**Avankiri** · 05-20-2008, 02:55 AM

It's quite simple. Man is the greatest natural disaster. No other piece of nature's creation has caused more destruction and tragedy than mankind himself.

**Gojyo** · 05-20-2008, 03:01 AM

I would have to say the worst is either earthquakes or hurricanes. Earthquakes can cause tsunami's, which can lead to flooding. Although as Silverstone pointed out hurricanes can also cause flooding and can cause tornadoes.

**Poparteeb** · 05-20-2008, 03:28 AM

uh huh, guys

When the sun blows up, it will be the greatest disaster cause that mean's we've lost this Earth..

hmm... but now that I think of it, we'll probably be extinct by then...

**blizzarddog5** · 05-20-2008, 03:39 AM

I say eruption cause that destroys every single thing it touches. and even though there are warning signs people are still unable to get away. and also the aftermath is horrible dust and ash everywherr

**Deviette** · 05-20-2008, 06:46 PM

It depends, if you want to account for human damage, damage to life, or natural damage.
Anything that causes flooding is at great damage to human towns and cities, because the water in homes can be very hard to get rid of, even now people whos houses were flooded last year have still got damp in their houses.There are people who have still no gone back to living normal lives from that.
For something to be really damaging to human life I would say famines. Not enough aid is ever dropped and people will always die, and keep on dieing because there will be no harvests.
For damage to nature I would say that volcanic eruptions are worse than all because if we take Mt. St Helens for example, miles of forests were blown to pieces, ash and dust fell from the sky, taking only 3 days to go round the entire world with it's ash. That ash fell and damaged habitats all over the world.
((Damn it, I don't even need to know this for my Geography course any more. This was the only part of Geography I paid any attention to))

To be perfectly honest most disasters are only amplified by human activity. If all known flood plains are never built on, then there would be next to no flooding. If no one built on a fault line, or built solid tall buildings that fall, if the earthquake is strong at the surface (same goes for volcanoes too). If no one built next to the sea then neither Tsunamis or Hurricane/Typhoon would be a problem.

**TakKi** · 05-20-2008, 07:09 PM

Sorry. I have to do this.

Spoiler

On a serious note, I'm not sure. It depends on what scale the disaster is on. If they're all even..
Hm. I think I like what Deviette said about volcanoes. But I agree with Silver's post, too.

**IcHiNaRu** · 05-20-2008, 09:13 PM

I thought earthquakes were the worst because it destroys buildings and bury people

**Avankiri** · 05-20-2008, 09:35 PM

I agree with the video.

**Benawolnow** · 05-23-2008, 02:48 AM

For me it's between Hurricane and Earthquake.

Earthquakes cause big problems and has this after shock thing.
Hurricanes are huge in size and they just flood the place all over so basically hurricanes lead to flooding.

**Furanshisu917** · 05-23-2008, 03:18 AM

volcanoes id say are the worst they can cause so much damage. the erruption can have earthquake effects of its own. the pyroclastic flow can destroy and bury a whole city in mere seconds (killing everyone in it..they have no chance against pyroclastic flow) and also all the thngs dev said...
this reminds me i have a enviromental science exam tomorrow