In 2004 there was the tsunami.
A couple of months ago, a utility company was drilling in Indonesia and apparantly ruptured a geologic formation which has steadily released up to 168,000cuyds of volcanic mud daily filling a 10 sqmile area up to 16 feet deep, destroying several villages and displacing thousands.
Maybe their actions aren't as fitting into God's plans as they think they can control?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,442408,00.html