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The deadliest natural disaster in world history would likely be the Black Death, an epidemic of Bubonic Plague that swept across Europe from 1347 to 1350. It is belived to have killed over 100 million people.

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Some of the worst natural disasters in recent history have been caused by earthquakes. There was the Haiti earthquake in 2010 and the Indian ocean tsunami in 2004. The tsunami was caused by an earthquake.

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In terms of life, the 1900 Galveston Hurricane takes the cake with 8,000 to 12,000 dead.

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most likely the Galveston hurricane in the 1900's

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Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when it hit New Orleans,la

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