1931 China floods — estimated 1 to 4 million lives lost.
1887 Yellow River flood — ~900,000 deaths.
1556 Shaanxi earthquake — ~830,000 deaths.
1970 Bhola cyclone — ~500,000 deaths.
1839 Coringa cyclone — ~300,000 deaths.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake & tsunami — ~230,000 deaths.
1920 Haiyuan earthquake — ~200,000 deaths.
1976 Tangshan earthquake — ~242,000 deaths.
1900 Galveston hurricane — ~8,000 deaths (deadliest U.S. natural disaster).
536–547 volcanic winter (Ilopango / unknown eruption) — global famine & mass mortality.
1931 China floods — estimated 1 to 4 million lives lost.
1887 Yellow River flood — ~900,000 deaths.
1556 Shaanxi earthquake — ~830,000 deaths.
1970 Bhola cyclone — ~500,000 deaths.
1839 Coringa cyclone — ~300,000 deaths.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake & tsunami — ~230,000 deaths.
1920 Haiyuan earthquake — ~200,000 deaths.
1976 Tangshan earthquake — ~242,000 deaths.
1900 Galveston hurricane — ~8,000 deaths (deadliest U.S. natural disaster).
536–547 volcanic winter (Ilopango / unknown eruption) — global famine & mass mortality.