Out of forest fires, tornados, earthquakes, etc. Why do you think that is the most destructive?
2006-08-31 00:39:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
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2006-08-31 03:21:56 · update #1
Hurricanes! remember Katrina, people are still facing that devastation. Hurricanes are one of the more frequent natural destructive occurrences.
They cause such fear because we have warning and it's broadcasted very often that it's coming. Earthquakes show little warning until after the fact. forest fires are fairly easily dealt with and contained. Tornadoes are rare enough--throw a few cows in the air..hit a couple of houses.
So it's hurricanes for the terror caused by knowing it's coming, it's relative frequency and it's destructive power.
2006-08-31 00:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use to strongly believe that it was tornadoes. But after seeing the aftermath of Katrina and how long it is taking to clean up after her I would have to say hurricanes. Although I have to give a honorable mention to Volcanos. If anyone is eager enough to live around a active or even dormant volcano then they know what the risk is.
With tornadoes. Mild water damage, High Winds, structures torn down, deaths
Hurricanes , Massive water damage, High Winds, Structures torn down , wide scale flooding , people drowning, deaths
Volcanos - Lava burning everything, mud slides, people being burned,and Pyroclastic flows with earthquakes before the eruptionsome deaths remember Pompeii.
I would have to say even though I live in Tornado alley and I use to think that They were bad Im glad I do not live near the gulf or around any active or unactive volcano.
2006-08-31 00:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by Texas_tangent 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Floods are the deadliest type of natural disaster, with all five of the deadliest floods appearing in the top ten deadliest disasters in recent recorded history:
1. 1931 Yellow River flood Yellow River, China Summer 1931
estimated death toll: 850,000-4,000,000
2. 1887 Yellow River flood Yellow River, China September-October 1887 900,000-2,000,000
3. 1970 Bhola cyclone Ganges Delta, East Pakistan November 13, 1970 500,000-1,000,000
4. Earthquake Eastern Mediterranean 1201 1,000,000 5. 1938 Yellow River flood Yellow River, China June 9th, 1938 500,000 - 900,000
5. 1938 Yellow River flood Yellow River, China June 9th, 1938 500,000 - 900,000
2006-08-31 00:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by Dizzy MissZee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say earthquakes, but tsunamis are a close second. I pick those two because it's hard to predict when it will happen and how much damage they'll cause.
2006-08-31 00:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by Bub 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Asteroid impact. It's the only natural disaster that can wipe out the entire human race.
2006-08-31 00:41:46 · answer #5 · answered by 006 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricane and Tsunamis because I live on an island.
2006-08-31 00:43:59 · answer #6 · answered by sakura4eternity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hurricanes are very destructive.......I don't live near any of the Oceans but I hear that hurricane are really bad
2006-08-31 00:50:43 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
earthquakes...since they generally affect such large areas.
2006-08-31 00:42:32 · answer #8 · answered by CHAZ2006 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A human being!!
2006-08-31 00:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by girum_tadesse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
people. we are actually one of natures' worst viruses
2006-08-31 00:41:26 · answer #10 · answered by bakbiter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋