Have there been more disasters lately?

[Sefirosu]

Anyone got statistics that show whether or not there have been more natural disasters over the last say 8 years compared to before?

 

[StriderX]

Compared to 14.6 billion years?

Doubt it.

 

[Curunen]

I don't have any evidence/stats to hand, but I'd say to this statement without a doubt. It's not without reason too.


(Go ahead call it my opinion, but there it is)

 

[Mickie]

remember when the moon hit the earth, i remember that being pretty bad, you think global accelerated warming is bad..


or that time when loads of the dinosaurs died or when the whole world was covered in snow and ice..

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

I don't have any evidence/stats to hand, but I'd say to this statement without a doubt. It's not without reason too.


(Go ahead call it my opinion, but there it is)

Uh, what?

 

[Reaper 392]

more events that would be a disaster if they were near a populated area than before: not likely. more of those events being recorded, or more of those events being near populated areas than before: very likely

 

[twist3d0n3]

I don't have any evidence/stats to hand, but I'd say to this statement without a doubt. It's not without reason too.


(Go ahead call it my opinion, but there it is)

you been at the crack again brah?

 

[Mickie]

more events that would be a disaster if they were near a populated area than before: not likely. more of those events being recorded, or more of those events being near populated areas than before: very likely

pardon? hasnt every area on earth been populated by something through out most of its history?

if its populated by trees and they get pulled down because of some disaster, doesnt that count?

or is it only a disaster if it involves humans

 

[sven256]

pardon? hasnt every area on earth been populated by something through out most of its history?

if its populated by trees and they get pulled down because of some disaster, doesnt that count?

or is it only a disaster if it involves humans

I think his point was a tree is not going to really write down the disaster, but a human may well.

 

[twist3d0n3]

pardon? hasnt every area on earth been populated by something through out most of its history?

if its populated by trees and they get pulled down because of some disaster, doesnt that count?

or is it only a disaster if it involves humans

next census we'll send forms to trees, too!

 

[SheepBeast]

more events that would be a disaster if they were near a populated area than before: not likely. more of those events being recorded, or more of those events being near populated areas than before: very likely

This.

Also with mass media and the internet, and the omnipresence of camera phones we hear about a lot more disasters than before and they're much better reported.

Just look up the list of natural disasters on wikipedia if you want to be scientific about it.

 

[Mickie]

its still a disaster whether a human is involved or not

 

[SteveOBHave]

I'd say so. It's because of the gays... and marriage... and gay marriage...

 

[D.P.]

I blame the gay black polish Muslim benefits cheats, ever since they came and took our jobs there has been an infinite *1000000 more disasters.

 

[SteveOBHave]

I'm glad we're on the same page then, it's clearly because of the androgynous lesbian Buddhist circus clowns... and cats... definitely cats...