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Jimbo says:
Too often we lose sight of the past and precedence of such events. Too often there is the conclusion that we experience unprecedented heat waves Anthony
This is what I keep reminding alarmists about, the past:
Global death toll from extreme weather events is declining
http://www.thegwpf.org/the-observatory/1378-indur-m-goklany-global-death-toll-from-extreme-weather-events-declining.html
The worlds worst natural disasters going back 900 years
http://across.co.nz/WorldsWorstDisasters.html
Top ten worlds worst natural disasters
http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2009/01/29/top-ten-worst-natural-disasters.html
The worlds the deadliest nautural disasters recorded
http://www.armageddononline.org/the-worst-disasters.html
Disaster overview
http://www.deathreference.com/Da-Em/Disasters.html
Famines since 440 BC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famines
Epic disasters
http://www.epicdisasters.com/
Has There Been An Increase In the Number of Natural Disasters?
So have there been more natural disasters in recent years? In a word, NO.
What we have, rather, is an increase in our ability to detect hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes.
Ten worst floods in history
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/flooding/tenworst.shtml
Five worst forest fires
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/forestfires/tenworst.shtml
Ten worst hurricanes in history
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/hurricanes/tenworst.shtml
Ten worst tornadoes in history
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tornadoes/tenworst.shtml
Ten worst avalanches in history
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/avalanches/tenworst.shtml
Ten worst landslides in history
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/landslides/tenworst.shtml
Worst natural disasters in history
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/worstdisasters.shtml
Great work there.
Man O man, I didn't realize there were so many famines.