Editing 2010s (section)

==Disasters==

===Non-natural disasters===
====Aviation====
{{See also|Category:21st-century aviation accidents and incidents}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409]]
| 25 January 2010
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409]] crashed into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] shortly after take-off from [[Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport]], killing all 90 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8478060.stm |title=Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut |date=25 January 2010 |work=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash]]
| 10 April 2010
| {{flag|Russia}}
| Polish President [[Lech Kaczyński]] and dozens of Polish government and military officials were among 96 people killed when their plane crashed near [[Smolensk]], [[Russia]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993 |title='Black boxes' of Lech Kaczynski's plane found |website=NewsComAu |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=13 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413181645/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/black-box-of-lech-kaczynskis-plane-found/story-e6frfku0-1225852232993 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771]]
| 12 May 2010
| {{flag|Libya|1977}}
| [[Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771]] crashed on a runway at [[Tripoli International Airport]] in Libya, killing all but one of the 104 passengers and crew.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8676898.stm |work=BBC News |title=Briton among Libya air crash dead |date=13 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Air India Express Flight 812]]
| 22 May 2010
| {{flag|India}}
| [[Air India Express Flight 812]] overshot the runway at [[Mangalore Airport (India)|Mangalore International Airport]] in India, killing 158 people, with eight surviving.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/plane_crashes_in_india_158_fea.html |title=Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive |agency=Associated Press |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Airblue Flight 202]]
| 28 July 2010
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| [[Airblue Flight 202]] en route from [[Karachi]] to [[Islamabad]] crashed in the [[Margalla Hills]] near Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard, becoming the deadliest air crash in Pakistan's history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-10797614 |title=Pakistan mourns victims of its worst-ever air crash |work=BBC News |date=29 July 2010 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dana Air Flight 992]]
| 3 June 2012
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| [[Dana Air Flight 992]] crashed in the [[Nigeria]]n city of [[Lagos]], killing all 153 people aboard. 10 people on the ground also perished.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/world/africa/nigeria-plane-crash/index.html |title=Official: 153 on plane, at least 10 on ground dead after Nigeria crash |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]]
|6 July 2013
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]] crashed at [[San Francisco International Airport]] killing 3 and injuring 181 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Chelsea J. Carter and Mike M. Ahlers |date=7 July 2013 |title=Pilot in deadly plane crash had no experience landing 777 in San Francisco |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/plane-crash-main |access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]]
| 8 March 2014
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] vanished en route from [[Kuala Lumpur]] to [[Beijing]]. The bulk of the plane is still missing, with all 239 people on board presumed dead. The first remains of the aircraft were found on 29 July 2015, after they washed ashore on [[Réunion Island]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=New missing Malaysian plane MH370 search area announced |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28031741 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Safi |first1=Michael |last2=Holmes |first2=Oliver |date=30 July 2015 |title=MH370 search: what is the 'flaperon' debris found in Réunion? |website=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/30/mh370-search-what-is-the-debris-found-in-la-reunion |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]]
| 17 July 2014
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] was shot down over [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]] and crashed near the Ukrainian-Russian border, killing all 298 people on board, making it the deadliest airliner shoot down in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-un-idUSKCN0Q32GS20150729 |title=Russia vetoes bid to set up tribunal for downed flight MH17 |date=29 July 2015 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Air Algérie Flight 5017]]
| 24 July 2014
| {{flag|Mali}}
| [[Air Algérie Flight 5017]] crashed in southern [[Mali]], killing all 116 passengers and crew.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28479681 |title=Air Algerie AH5017: 'No survivors' from crash in Mali |work=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]]
| 28 December 2014
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]] crashed in the Java sea after an attempt to avoid heavy thunderstorms, leaving all 162 people dead.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9 |title=Bodies, wreckage from missing AirAsia flight found |access-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101162655/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/bodies-wreckage-from-missing-airasia-flight-found/ar-BBhm1E9 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Germanwings Flight 9525]]
| 24 March 2015
| {{flag|France}}
| [[Germanwings Flight 9525]] crashed in the [[French Alps]], killing all 150 on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32030270 |title=Germanwings plane 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps – no survivors |work=BBC News |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash]]
| 30 June 2015
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] operated by the [[Indonesian Air Force]] crashed into a crowded residential neighbourhood in [[Medan]] shortly after take-off from [[Soewondo Air Force Base]], killing 143 people including 22 on the ground, making it the deadliest crash in Indonesian Air Force peacetime history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/world/asia/indonesian-military-plane-crashes-into-medan.html |title=Death Toll Rises to 142 After Indonesian Military Plane Crashes into City |last1=Kurniawati |first1=Dewi |date=30 June 2015 |last2=Ramzy |first2=Austin |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Metrojet Flight 9268]]
| 31 October 2015
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| [[Metrojet Flight 9268]], an [[Airbus A321]] airliner en route to [[Saint Petersburg]] from [[Sharm el-Sheikh]], crashes near Al-Hasana in Sinai, killing all 224 passengers and crew on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Egyptian plane crash: Isis claims militants downed Metrojet flight but officials find no evidence of attack |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/egyptian-plane-crash-isis-claims-militants-downed-metrojet-flight-officials-find-no-evidence-attack-a6716241.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |date=31 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[LaMia Flight 2933]]
| 29 November 2016
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| A chartered [[British Aerospace 146|Avro RJ85]] plane carrying 77 people, including the [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]] football team, crashes near [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. Six of the passengers survived. The [[2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals]] were suspended, and [[Atlético Nacional]], Chapecoense's to-be opponents, gave them the trophy out of respect.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38140981 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash]]
| 25 December 2016
| {{flag|Russia}}
| A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near [[Sochi, Russia]], killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the [[Alexandrov Ensemble]].
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 December 2016 |title=Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea, 'killing 92' |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38430164 |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704]]
| 18 February 2018
| {{flag|Iran}}
| [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704]] crashes in the [[Zagros Mountains]], ''en route'' from [[Mehrabad International Airport|Tehran]] to [[Yasuj Airport|Yasuj]]. All 65 passengers and crew members perish.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Aseman Airlines plane crash kills 65 in central Iran |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/iranian-passenger-plane-crashes-isfahan-180218074546342.html |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 972]]
| 18 May 2018
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 972]] crashes shortly after take-off near [[José Martí International Airport]] in [[Havana]], killing 112 and leaving only one survivor.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/world/americas/cuba-airplane-crash.html |title=More Than 100 Die as Ageing Cuban Airliner Crashes |first1=Rick |last1=Gladstone |first2=Frances |last2=Robles |date=18 May 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lion Air Flight 610]]
| 29 October 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[Lion Air Flight 610]] crashes off the coast of Java, with 189 passengers on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46014463 |title=Lion Air crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes in sea off Jakarta |date=29 October 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]]
| 10 March 2019
| {{flag|Ethiopia}}
| [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302]], a [[Boeing 737 MAX 8]] bound for [[Jomo Kenyatta International Airport|Nairobi]], crashes shortly after takeoff from [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport|Addis Ababa]] killing all 157 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/africa/ethiopia-pm-offers-condolences-after-ethiopian-airlines-flight-crash |title=Ethiopian Airlines crash: 'No Survivors' on flight with 157 on board, plane similar to jet in Lion Air crash |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aeroflot Flight 1492]]
| 5 May 2019
| {{flag|Russia}}
| [[Aeroflot Flight 1492]] makes a hard landing, causing fire and partial destruction at [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]], Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48171392 |title=Aeroflot plane crash: 41 killed on Russian jet |date=6 May 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

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File:Katastrofa w Smoleńsku.jpg|On 10 April 2010 [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in Russia]] with the Polish President [[Lech Kaczynski]] and 95 other passengers including many senior officials
File:Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - MSN 28420 404 (9272090094).jpg|For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 370]] until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of [[Réunion]]
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====General====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2010 Copiapó mining accident]]
| 13 October 2010
| {{flag|Chile}}
| Thirty-three miners near [[Copiapó]], Chile, were trapped {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=off}} underground in a mining accident in [[San José Mine]], before being rescued after surviving for a record 69 days.
|<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39625809 |title=All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue |date=13 October 2010 |work=[[NBC News]] |access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 Savar building collapse]]
| 24 April 2013
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| An eight-story factory building collapsed in the outskirts of [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], killing 1,129 people and injuring over 2,000 more, becoming the deadliest structural failure in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/23/rana-plaza-factory-disaster-bangladesh-primark |title=Bangladeshi factory deaths spark action among high-street clothing chains |last=Butler |first=Sarah |date=22 June 2013 |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Tianjin explosions]]
| 12 August 2015
| {{flag|China}}
| Two explosions occurred within 30 seconds of each other at a container storage station at the [[Port of Tianjin]] in the [[Binhai New Area]] of [[Tianjin]], China, killing at least 173.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/12/tianjin-explosion-china-sets-final-death-toll-at-173-ending-search-for-survivors |title=Tianjin explosion: China sets final death toll at 173, ending search for survivors |date=12 September 2015 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mecca crane collapse]]
| 11 September 2015
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| A crane toppled over at [[Mecca]], killing 111 people, weeks before the official [[Hajj]] pilgrimage.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse |title=Pilgrims traumatised, asking how Mecca crane could collapse |date=14 September 2015 |website=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208091912/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8e9be9edf5664802b232a40d7196cdd5/saudi-king-top-imam-visit-those-injured-crane-collapse |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Mina stampede]]
| 24 September 2015
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| A stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, [[Saudi Arabia]], killed at least 2,236 people, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush |title=Iran holds funeral for diplomat killed in Saudi hajj crush |date=27 November 2015 |website=Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208212802/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a7713a35e7314dd7824326f3ee5638f1/iran-holds-funeral-diplomat-killed-saudi-hajj-crush |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bento Rodrigues dam disaster]]
| 5 November 2015
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| An [[iron ore]] [[tailings dam]] in Bento Rodrigues, a subdistrict of [[Mariana, Minas Gerais|Mariana]], Brazil, suffered a [[dam failure|catastrophic failure]], causing flooding and at least 17 deaths. At least 16 people have been injured. This incident has been described as the worst environmental disaster in Brazil's history.
|<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-05/samarco-says-dam-in-brazil-burst-teams-are-working-on-site |title=Dam Owned by Iron-Ore Giants Bursts, Flooding Brazil Valley |date=7 November 2015 |publisher=Bloomberg |author=Willis, Andrew |author2=Stringer, David |access-date=7 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="deathsupdated2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35158646 |title=Brazil dam collapse death toll rises to 17, BHP says |work=BBC News |date=22 December 2015 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="uol-worstenvirodistaster">{{cite news |url=http://tvuol.uol.com.br/video/boechat-mariana-e-a-maior-tragedia-ambiental-do-brasil-04024C9B3162DCB15326 |title=Boechat: Mariana é a maior tragédia ambiental do Brasil |work=TV UOL |date=9 November 2015 |language=pt |access-date=30 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tham Luang cave rescue]]
| 23 June – 10 July 2018
| {{flag|Thailand}}
| Twelve boys and their football coach are rescued from the flooded [[Tham Luang Nang Non]] cave in [[Thailand]], following a [[Tham Luang cave rescue|17-day ordeal]] that gained worldwide attention.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/live/2018/jul/10/thai-cave-rescue-third-mission-planned-to-bring-out-remaining-boys-and-coach-live-updates |title=Thailand cave rescue: all 12 boys and coach successfully rescued – live |website=The Guardian |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44782132 |title=Cave rescue: All 13 out after 17-day ordeal in Thailand |work=BBC News |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ponte Morandi|Ponte Morandi Collapse]]
| 14 August 2018
| {{flag|Italy}}
| Part of the [[Ponte Morandi|Morandi Bridge]] collapses after a violent storm in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]], causing 43 fatalities. Deputy Prime Minister [[Luigi Di Maio]] and transport minister [[Danilo Toninelli]] blame private company Autostrade per l'Italia.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/8/15/italy-bridge-39-dead-as-rescuers-search-for-survivors |title=Italy bridge: 38 dead as rescuers search for survivors |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/15/genoa-bridge-collapse-death-toll-italy-minister-calls-resignations |title=Italy bridge collapse: 35 dead as minister calls for resignations |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Angela |last=Giuffrida |date=15 August 2018 |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tlahuelilpan pipeline explosion]]
| 18 January 2019
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A gasoline [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]] exploded in the town of [[Tlahuelilpan]], in the [[Administrative divisions of Mexico|Mexican state]] of [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]]. The blast killed at least 135 people and injured dozens more. Mexican authorities blamed [[Gasoline theft|fuel thieves]], who had illegally tapped the pipeline. 
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-fuel-theft-blast/death-toll-raised-to-79-in-mexico-pipeline-blast-new-focus-on-fuel-theft-idUSKCN1PE08C |title=Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft |last=Esposito |first=Anthony |date=20 January 2019 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion]]
| 21 March 2019
| {{flag|China}}
| [[2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion|A major explosion]] at a chemical plant in [[Xiangshui County|Xiangshui]], [[Jiangsu]], China, kills at least 64 people and injures more than 600 others. Its powerful impact registered as an artificial earthquake.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47678641 |title=China chemical blast: Survivor found but toll rises again |work=BBC News |date=23 March 2019 |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Fires====
{{Main|Category:Fires by year}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
|[[Comayagua prison fire]]
|14–15 February 2012
|{{flag|Honduras|1949}}
|A fire at the National Penitentiary in [[Comayagua]], [[Honduras]] killed 361 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Comayagua prison fire killed 355 – Honduras officials |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17055231 |work=BBC News |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Castillo |first1=Mariano |last2=Sandoval |first2=Elvin |title=More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/americas/honduras-fire-deaths/index.html |work=CNN |date=16 February 2012 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[2012 Dhaka garment factory fire]]
|24 November 2012
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|117 people were confirmed dead in a garment factory fire, and over 200 were injured, making it the deadliest factory fire in the nation's history.
|
|-
| [[Kiss nightclub fire]]
| 27 January 2013
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| 242 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in [[Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul|Santa Maria]], [[Brazil]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil |title=Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: 230 die in Brazil |date=28 January 2013 |website=Associated Press |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127220207/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/more-90-dead-nightclub-fire-brazil |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Colectiv nightclub fire]]
| 30 October 2015
| {{flag|Romania}}
| 64 people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]].
|
|-
|[[Ghost Ship warehouse fire]]
|2 December 2016
|{{flag|United States}}
|36 were killed in an artists' live-and-work collective in an Oakland, CA accident due to substandard wiring.
|
|-
| [[Grenfell Tower fire]]
| 14 June 2017
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| A fire ignited by a faulty refrigerator in a [[London]] council estate tower block spread to almost the entirety of [[Grenfell Tower|the building]] causing 72 deaths and over 70 injuries.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40301289 |title=Visual guide to the Grenfell Tower fire |date=4 August 2017 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/27/german-towerblock-evacuated-cladding-fears-wake-grenfell-tragedy/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=German towerblock evacuated after cladding fears in wake of Grenfell tragedy |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 June 2017 |via=telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Kemerovo fire]]
| 25 March 2018
| {{flag|Russia}}
| 60 people die in [[2018 Kemerovo fire|a fire at a shopping and entertainment complex]] in the Russian city of [[Kemerovo]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43531684 |title=Russia fire: Children killed in Kemerovo shopping centre blaze |work=BBC News |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire]]
| 28 March 2018
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| At least [[2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire|78 people die in a fire]] in the police headquarters of [[Valencia, Carabobo|Valencia, Venezuela]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc |title=At least 78 dead in Venezuela jail fire |last=Herenandez |first=Juan |date=29 March 2018 |website=CNET |access-date=29 March 2018 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402185135/http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/five-inmates-die-in-venezuela-prison-riot/news-story/556f2dc0e7a37793910b2557dfc3b2fc |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Museum (Rio de Janeiro)#2018 fire|National Museum of Brazil fire]]
| 2 September 2018
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| A fire destroys the [[National Museum (Rio de Janeiro)|National Museum of Brazil]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. No one was injured, but 90 percent of the collection was destroyed.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/world/americas/national-museum-brazil-fire.html |title=Fire Engulfs a Brazilian Museum, Threatening Hundreds of Years of History |last1=Londoño |first1=Ernesto |last2=Darlington |first2=Shasta |date=2 September 2018 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 |title=Fire engulfs 200-year-old Brazil museum |date=2 September 2018 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903005443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45392668 |archive-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[February 2019 Dhaka fire]]
| 20 February 2019
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| [[February 2019 Dhaka fire|A major fire]] in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] kills at least 78 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh fire: Blaze kills dozens in Dhaka historic district |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47314098 |work=BBC News |date=21 February 2019 |access-date=22 February 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Notre-Dame fire]]
| 15 April 2019
| {{flag|France}}
| A major fire at the [[Notre-Dame de Paris|Notre-Dame Cathedral]] destroyed most of its roof, and its upper walls were severely damaged; extensive damage to the interior was prevented by its stone vaulted ceiling, which largely contained the burning roof as it collapsed. 3 injuries were reported, but there were no confirmed deaths.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Notre Dame fire was probably caused by electrical short circuit, police official says |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-notre-dame-fire-cause-short-circuit-20190418-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Marine====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Costa Concordia disaster|''Costa Concordia'' disaster]]
| 13 January 2012
| {{flag|Italy}}
| The Italian cruise ship ''Costa Concordia'' hit a reef and partially capsized off the coast of [[Isola del Giglio]], [[Italy]], killing 32 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html |title=Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino facing new charge |date=23 February 2012 |website=Agence France-Presse |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65mPyTjqN?url=http://www.theprovince.com/news/Costa%20Concordia%20captain%20Francesco%20Schettino%20facing%20charge/6196877/story.html |archive-date=28 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sinking of MV Sewol|Sinking of MV ''Sewol'']]
| 16 April 2014
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| South Korean ferry MV ''Sewol'' capsized while en route to [[Jeju Province|Jeju]], killing 295 people, mostly secondary school students from [[Danwon High School]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/sid/222031775 |title=Four crew members of sunken South Korea ship charged with murder – Asia Bulletin |website=asiabulletin.com |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sinking of Dongfang zhi Xing|Sinking of ''Dongfang zhi Xing'']]
| 1 June 2015
| {{flag|China}}
| The river cruise ship ''Dongfang zhi Xing'' capsized in the [[Yangtze River]] after being hit by a [[waterspout]], killing 442 people, making it the deadliest maritime disaster in [[China]]'s peacetime history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/asia/china-yangtze-river-ship-sinking/index.html |title=Hundreds of bodies recovered from Chinese cruise ship |first1=Ivan |last1=Watson |first2=Madison |last2=Park |first3=Greg |last3=Botelho |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sinking of MV Nyerere|Sinking of MV ''Nyerere'']]
| 20 September 2018
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| The [[Sinking of MV Nyerere|MV ''Nyerere'' capsizes]] on [[Lake Victoria]], killing at least 227 passengers.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-accident/at-least-42-drowned-in-lake-victoria-ferry-sinking-death-toll-could-top-200-officials-idUSKCN1M02BR |title=Death toll reaches 100 in Tanzania ferry disaster, hundreds feared missing |date=20 September 2018 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref>
|}

====Pollution====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]]
| 20 April 2010
| {{flag|United States}}
| An explosion on [[BP]]'s ''[[Deepwater Horizon]]'' offshore [[drilling rig]], operating in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] off the coast of [[Louisiana]], left eleven crewmen dead and resulted in a fire that sank the rig and caused a massive oil spill, becoming the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782 |title=BP Will Pay For Gulf Oil Spill Disaster, CEO Says |publisher=NPR |date=3 May 2010 |access-date=3 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504210425/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126468782 |archive-date=4 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="reuters.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616 |title=Full text of President Obama's BP Oil Spill speech |work=Reuters |date=15 June 2010 |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235927/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65F02C20100616 |archive-date=16 June 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]
| 11 March 2011
| {{flag|Japan}}
| A magnitude 9.0 [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake off the coast of Sendai]] caused a tsunami that severely damaged the [[Fukushima Daiichi]] and [[Fukushima Daini]] nuclear power plants. The damage resulted in the worst nuclear disaster since the Chernobyl disaster, contaminating the entire area.
|<ref name="USGS9.0">{{cite news |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/ |title=Magnitude 9.0 – Near The East Coast of Honshu, Japan |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) |access-date=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407005101/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/ |archive-date=7 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/world/asia/japan-tepco-report/index.html |title=Japanese nuclear plant operator admits playing down risk |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Flint water crisis]]
| 25 April 2014
| {{flag|United States}}
| The U.S. city of [[Flint, Michigan]]'s water source was changed from the treated [[Detroit Water and Sewerage Department]] to the [[Flint River (Michigan)|Flint River]], where officials had failed to apply [[corrosion inhibitor]]s. This decision led to the water being contaminated by [[lead poisoning|lead]] and eventual nationwide outrage about an alleged coverup.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/04/hold_switch_to_flint_river_wat.html |title=City switch to Flint River water slated to happen Friday |website=MLive.com |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/accused_water_plant_operator_t.html |title=Accused water plant operator takes plea deal in Flint water crisis |website=MLive.com |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Natural disasters===
{{See also|Category:2010s natural disasters}}

====Earthquakes and tsunamis====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2010 Haiti earthquake]]
| 12 January 2010
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit [[Haiti]], causing widespread destruction in [[Port-au-Prince]]. Haitian authorities believe that the disaster killed between 200,000 and 250,000 people and over three million more were affected by the quake. The earthquake was the deadliest disaster in the decade.
|<ref name="reutersfirst">{{cite news |first1=Jane |last1=Sutton |first2=Anthony |last2=Boadle |first3=Pascal |last3=Fletcher |title=Haiti quake death toll may hit 200,000-minister |date=15 January 2010 |agency=Reuters |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15143632.htm |via=Alertnet |access-date=15 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119043848/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15143632.htm |archive-date=19 January 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-cross-3m-haitians-affected-by-quake/ |title=Red Cross: 3M Haitians Affected by Quake |date=13 January 2010 |work=CBS News |access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Chile earthquake]]
| 27 February 2010
| {{flag|Chile}}
| An 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in [[Chile]], triggering a [[tsunami]] across the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and killing 497. One of the [[largest earthquakes]] in recorded history, this rare [[megathrust earthquake]] likely shifted Earth's [[Axial tilt|axis]] and slightly shortened its days.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/gobierno-entrego-lista-de-497-fallecidos-en-el-terremoto/prontus_nots/2010-03-08/135659.html |title=Gobierno entregó lista de 497 fallecidos en el terremoto |publisher=Cooperativa.cl |access-date=21 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="Newitz">{{cite web |first=Annalee |last=Newitz |author-link=Annalee Newitz |url=http://io9.com/5485130/why-the-chile-earthquake-deformed-the-earth-and-shortened-our-days |title=Why the Chile earthquake deformed the earth and shortened our days |publisher=[[io9]] |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029225021/http://io9.com/5485130/why-the-chile-earthquake-deformed-the-earth-and-shortened-our-days |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Than">{{cite web |author=Than K. |date=2 March 2010 |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304055929/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2010 |title=Chile earthquake altered Earth axis, shortened day |publisher=[[National Geographic Society|National Geographic News]] |access-date=20 March 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Baja California earthquake]]
| 4 April 2010
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit [[Mexicali]] and [[Baja California|Baja]], killing three and injuring more than two hundred. US border towns in [[Imperial Valley]], California were affected.
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Wright, David |author2=Murray, Michael |title=Baja California Earthquake: Recovering from Easter Sunday 7.2 Quake |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/earthquake-hits-baja-california-easter-sunday-damage-light/story?id=10291558 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=5 April 2010 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 Yushu earthquake]]
| 13 April 2010
| {{flag|China}}
| A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in western [[People's Republic of China|China]], killing at least 2,200 and injuring more than 12,000.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Earthquake-400-Killed-In-Qinghai-Provinces-Yushu-Region-After-69-Magnitude-Tremor/Article/201004215601424?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15601424_China_Earthquake%3A_400_Killed_In_Qinghai_Provinces_Yushu_Region_After_6.9_Magnitude_Tremor |title=China Earthquake: 589 Killed in Qinghai Province's Yushu Region After 6.9 Magnitude Tremor &#124; World News &#124; Sky News |publisher=News.sky.com |access-date=21 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528165416/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Earthquake-400-Killed-In-Qinghai-Provinces-Yushu-Region-After-69-Magnitude-Tremor/Article/201004215601424?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15601424_China_Earthquake%3A_400_Killed_In_Qinghai_Provinces_Yushu_Region_After_6.9_Magnitude_Tremor |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm |work=BBC News |title=Hundreds die in west China quake |date=14 April 2010 |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417190227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm |archive-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[February 2011 Christchurch earthquake]]
| 22 February 2011
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck [[Christchurch]], New Zealand, killing 185 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6394084/February-earthquake-toll-hits-185 |title=February earthquake toll hits 185 |date=9 February 2012 |newspaper=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]
| 11 March 2011
| {{flag|Japan}}
| A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit near [[Sendai]], Japan. It created a {{convert|133|ft}} high tsunami, leaving 15,893 dead, 2,565 missing and over 150,000 displaced. It was the largest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf |title=Damage Situation and Police Countermeasures associated with 2011 Tohoku district – off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake October 10, 2015 |date=10 December 2015 |publisher=[[National Police Agency of Japan]] |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208082408/http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/weather/japan-earthquake-tsunami-fast-facts |title=2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts |date=22 October 2015 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201203121/http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2016 |title=Japan quake – hundreds dead in Sendai |website=[[Newshub]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2011 Van earthquake]]
| 23 October 2011
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish city of [[Van, Turkey|Van]], leaving over 604 dead and thousands more injured.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ |title=Earthquake Van – Ercis, Turkey – 604 Dead, Large Aftershock 5.6 hits Van |last1=Arm |last2=Vervaeck |last3=Daniell |first3=Dr James |date=23 October 2011 |website=Earthquake-Report.com |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122183632/https://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|-
| [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]]
| 25 April 2015
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in [[Nepal]] killed at least 8,857 people and injured tens of thousands more. It is the worst disaster to hit Nepal in decades.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepal-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-8413/articleshow/47187088.cms |title=Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 8,413 – The Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/04/29/the-latest-on-nepal-under-rubble-man-says-he-drank-urine |title=The Latest on Nepal: In Ravaged Hamlets, Lives Were Spared |website=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-nepal-earthquake-eerie-reminder-of-1934-tragedy-2080754 |title=Nepal earthquake: Eerie reminder of 1934 tragedy |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=25 April 2015 |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[May 2015 Nepal earthquake]]
| 12 May 2015
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| A second major earthquake hit [[Nepal]], measuring 7.3 on the [[moment magnitude scale]], killing 218 more people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/nepal-earthquake/index.html |title=Death toll from latest Nepal earthquake rises above 125 |first=Manesh |last=Shrestha |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 Ecuador earthquake]]
| 16 April 2016
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| A 7.8 earthquake struck near [[Muisne]], [[Ecuador]], killing over 673 people and displacing at least 25,000 more.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-quake-idUSKCN0XK0GQ |title=Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650 |date=24 April 2016 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake]]
| 24 August 2016
| {{flag|Italy}}
| A 6.2 [[Seismic scale|magnitude]] [[earthquake]] struck [[Central Italy]] near [[Norcia]], {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Perugia]] and {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[L'Aquila]], in an area near the [[tripoint]] of the [[Umbria]], [[Lazio]], and [[Marche]] regions. At least 299 people were left dead.
|<ref name="WSJ.Kills">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-earthquake-kills-120-leaves-dozens-missing-1472065968 |title=Italy Earthquake Kills at Least 159, Leaves Dozens Missing |first1=Giada |last1=Zampano |first2=Manuela |last2=Mesco |first3=Giovanni |last3=Legorano |date=24 August 2016 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
|-
| [[2017 Central Mexico earthquake]]
| 19 September 2017
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of [[Puebla City|Puebla]]. Coincidentally, it was also the 32nd anniversary of the [[1985 Mexico City earthquake]], which was commemorated with a national seismic alert drill, just two hours before the real earthquake struck, which left 360 dead and over 6,000 injured.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/30/mexico-earthquake-death-toll-update/ |title=Death toll rises to 360 in Mexico earthquake |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami]]
| 28 September 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake|A magnitude 7.5 earthquake]] hits [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], causing a [[tsunami]] that kills at least 2,256 people and injures more than 540 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45683630 |title=Indonesia earthquake: Hundreds dead in Palu quake and tsunami |date=29 September 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2018 Sunda Strait tsunami]]
| 22 December 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A [[2018 Sunda Strait tsunami|tsunami]] hits the [[Sunda Strait]], [[Indonesia]] after a volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatoa killing at least 430 people and injuring nearly 1,500.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46663158 |title=Indonesia tsunami kills hundreds after Krakatau eruption |date=23 December 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Peru earthquake]]
| 26 May 2019
| {{flag|Peru}}
| An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck in [[Department of Loreto|Loreto Region]], [[Peru]], killing 2 people and injures more than 30 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/americas/peru-earthquake-may-intl/index.html |title=Peru earthquake leaves one dead and several injured |date=26 May 2019 |publisher=CNN |access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Albania earthquake]]
| 26 November 2019
| {{flag|Albania}}
| A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits [[Albania]] near the cities of [[Durrës]] and [[Tirana]], killing 51 people and injuring over 3,000 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/albania-earthquake-rescuers-search-rubble-after-most-powerful-tremor-in-decades |title=Albania earthquake: at least 21 dead and hundreds injured |date=27 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Tropical cyclones====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[Typhoon Megi (2010)|Typhoon Megi]]
| 18 October 2010
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Typhoon Megi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Juan, hit the Philippines, killing at least 69 and causing US$709 million in damage.
|<ref name="first landfall">{{cite news |work=BBC News |date=18 October 2010 |title=Super Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11562238 |access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hurricane Irene]]
| 22 August 2011
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Bahamas}}{{flag|Turks and Caicos}}
| Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane and major hurricane of the [[2011 Atlantic hurricane season]],
caused devastation on various islands in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States,
killing 49 and causing almost $14.2 billion in damages.
|-
| [[Tropical Storm Washi]]
| 16 December 2011
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Tropical Storm Washi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Sendong, caused catastrophic damage on the [[Philippines|Philippine]] island of [[Mindanao]]. More than 1,000 died and thousands were injured or missing.
|<ref name="Telegraph1">{{cite news |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 December 2011 |title=Hundreds die as tropical storm Washi sweeps across Philippines |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Sandy]]
| 25 October 2012
| Various
| [[Hurricane Sandy]] caused immense destruction in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the United States, leaving at least 233 dead. It became the largest Atlantic tropical storm ever.
|<ref>{{Cite journal |doi=10.1108/DPM-05-2014-0082 |title=Hurricane Sandy mortality in the Caribbean and continental North America |journal=Disaster Prevention and Management |volume=24 |pages=132–148 |year=2015 |last1=Diakakis |first1=Michalis |last2=Deligiannakis |first2=Georgios |last3=Katsetsiadou |first3=Katerina |last4=Lekkas |first4=Efthymios |issue=1 |bibcode=2015DisPM..24..132D}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-grows-to-largest-atlantic-tropical-storm-ever/ |title=Hurricane Sandy Grows To Largest Atlantic Tropical Storm Ever |date=28 October 2012 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Typhoon Bopha]]
| 2 December 2012
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| [[Typhoon Bopha]], known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pablo, struck the [[Philippines]], killing at least 650 people and leaving millions more homeless.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/12/201212102229486150.html |title=Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Typhoon Haiyan]]
| 7 November 2013
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| [[Typhoon Haiyan]], known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, hits the Philippines, killing at least 6,000 people, with a thousand more still missing, making it the deadliest [[Tropical cyclone|typhoon]] to ever hit the Philippines.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1027966/death-toll-from-typhoon-haiyan-in-philippines-passes-6000-mark/ |title=Death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines passes 6,000 mark |website=Global News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Joaquin]]
| 28 September 2015 – 7 October 2015
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}{{flag|Bahamas}}{{flag|Bermuda}}{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}
| Hurricane Joaquin was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the [[Bahamas]] and caused damage in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], parts of the [[Greater Antilles]], and [[Bermuda]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Joaquin |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Typhoon Melor]]
| 13 December 2015
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Typhoon Melor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nona, hits the Philippines, killing 42 and causing $136 million in damages.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Typhoon Nona makes landfall in Northern Samar |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/115927-typhoon-nona-dec14-11am |work=[[Rappler]] |date=13 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PAGASA: Typhoon Nona makes landfall over Batag Island, Northern Samar |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html |agency=[[CNN Philippines]] |date=14 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125138/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cyclone Winston]]
| 20 February 2016
| {{flag|Fiji}}
| [[Cyclone Winston]] struck [[Fiji]], killing 44 people and causing $1.4 billion in damages, making it the costliest tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ |title=$2.98 billion damage caused by TC Winston |website=Newswire |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111016/https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ |archive-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Matthew]]
| 28 September 2016 – 9 October 2016
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}{{flag|Haiti}}{{flag|Jamaica}}{{flag|Dominican Republic}}{{flag|Bahamas}}
| Hurricane Matthew caused catastrophic damage and a [[humanitarian crisis]] in [[Haiti]], as well as widespread devastation in the [[southeastern United States]]. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since [[Hurricane Stan]] in 2005, it caused extensive damage to landmasses in the [[Greater Antilles]], severe damage in several islands of the [[Bahamas]] and was responsible for 603 fatalities.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Matthew |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=7 April 2017 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Harvey]]
| 23 August 2017
| {{flag|United States}}
| Hurricane Harvey slams into southeastern [[Texas]] after reorganising over the [[Gulf of Mexico]], causing catastrophic flooding and billions in damages. It became the first major hurricane to make [[landfall]] in the United States since [[Hurricane Wilma]] in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]. Total damage from the hurricane was estimated at $125&nbsp;billion, making it the costliest natural disaster ever in the United States, tied with 2005's [[Hurricane Katrina]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Harvey certain to be one of the most expensive natural disasters ever |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html |first=Chris |last=Isidore |work=CNNMoney |date=30 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=NOAACostliest>{{cite report |archive-date=27 January 2018 |url-status=live |date=12 January 2018 |title=Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones tables update |publisher=United States National Hurricane Center |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Irma]]
| 30 August 2017 – 16 September 2017
|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{flag|Cuba}}
{{flag|United States}}
| Hurricane Irma, an extremely powerful and catastrophic [[Cape Verde-type hurricane]], the [[List of Atlantic hurricane records#Intensity|strongest]] observed in the Atlantic since [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] in terms of maximum sustained winds. It was the first Category&nbsp;5 hurricane to strike the [[Leeward Islands]] on record. The storm caused catastrophic damage in [[Barbuda]], [[Saint Barthélemy]], [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]], [[Anguilla]], and the [[Virgin Islands]] as a Category&nbsp;5 hurricane.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/06/hurricane-irma-caribbean-islands-category-5-storm |title=Caribbean islands suffer huge damage after Irma – as it happened |first1=Matthew |last1=Weaver |first2=Claire |last2=Phipps |first3=Sam |last3=Levin |first4=Jamiles |last4=Lartey |date=7 September 2017 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41182991 |title=Hurricane Irma causes devastation in the Caribbean |date=7 September 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Maria]]
| 16 September 2017 – 3 October 2017
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}{{flag|Dominica}}
| Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in [[Dominica]], and caused catastrophic damage and a major [[humanitarian crisis]] in [[Puerto Rico]]. The third [[List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes|costliest Atlantic hurricane]] to date, it caused catastrophic damage and thousands of fatalities across the northeastern [[Caribbean]], compounding recovery efforts in areas still damaged from [[Hurricane Irma]] just two weeks prior.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/03/hurricane-maria-dominica-recovery |title=Dominica in tatters weeks after Maria: 'We saw everything totally destroyed' |first=Ashifa |last=Kassam |newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/30/puerto-rico-nearly-half-residents-without-power-three-months-after-hurricane-maria/992135001/ |title=Puerto Rico: Nearly half of residents without power three months after Hurricane Maria |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Deutsche Welle |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Typhoon Mangkhut]]
| 15 September 2018
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, hits northern [[Luzon]], triggering deadly landslides and killing at least 95 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/212481-typhoon-ompong-death-toll-september-21-2018 |title=At least 95 dead due to Typhoon Ompong |work=Rappler |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/668445/recovered-bodies-from-itogon-landslide-now-23/story/ |title=Recovered bodies from Itogon landslide now 23 |publisher=[[GMA News]] |date=20 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Michael]]
| 7 October 2018 – 16 October 2018
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}
| Hurricane Michael was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since [[Hurricane Andrew|Andrew]] in 1992. In addition, it was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the [[contiguous United States]] in terms of pressure, behind the [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]] and [[Hurricane Camille]] of 1969. It was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to impact the [[Florida Panhandle]], and was the fourth-strongest landfalling hurricane in the contiguous United States, in terms of wind speed. Michael was responsible for 74 deaths.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Michael |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hurricane Dorian]]
| 24 August 2019 – 10 September 2019
| {{flag|The Bahamas}} {{flag|United States}}
| Hurricane Dorian was one of the strongest [[Atlantic hurricanes]] in years, and also is tied as the strongest [[landfall]]ing [[Atlantic hurricane]] since the [[1935 Labor Day Hurricane]]. Dorian also became the worst natural disaster in all of the [[Bahamas]]' history, killing over 73 people and causing over US$4.68 billion in damage, with US$3.4 billion of damage in [[The Bahamas]] alone after the storm stalled over [[Grand Bahama]] at incredible [[Category 5 hurricane|Category 5]] intensity. The storm also caused 1.2 billion dollars of damage in the [[United States]] after making landfall near [[Cape Hatteras, North Carolina]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-08-hurricane-dorian-recap-bahamas-united-states-canada |publisher=The Weather Channel |title=Hurricane Dorian Ravaged the Bahamas and Struck the Southeastern U.S. Coast Before Heading to Atlantic Canada (RECAP) |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Tornadoes====
{{See also|List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2010–2019)}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2011 Super Outbreak]]
| 25–28 April 2011
| {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Canada}}
| A tornado outbreak in the United States and Canada killed 324 people across six states. At 360 tornadoes, it was the largest and one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in United States history.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-mourns-victims-of-deadly-tornadoes/ |title=South mourns victims of deadly tornadoes |website=CBS News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011|21–26 May 2011 tornado outbreak sequence]]
| 21 May 2011
| {{flag|United States}}
| Another U.S. tornado outbreak took place over six days. 178 people were killed, most of which occurred in [[Joplin, Missouri]] after an EF5 tornado [[2011 Joplin tornado|swept through the city]], killing 158 people and injuring at least 1,150.
|<ref name="spcfatal">{{cite web |url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/fataltorn.html |title=Annual U.S. Killer Tornado Statistics |publisher=[[Storm Prediction Center]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Nepal tornado]]
| 31 March 2019
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| A tornado struck the [[Bara District|Bara]] and [[Parsa District|Parsa]] districts of Nepal, killing 28 and injuring 1,176 people. It is the first officially recorded tornado in Nepalese history.
|<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Nepal 24 Hours |date=15 April 2019 |title=Bara-Parsa Tornado Destroyed Property Worth Loss Over Rs. 90 Million: Nepal Govt. Report |url=https://www.nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/ |access-date=23 April 2019 |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819214436/https://nepal24hours.com/bara-parsa-tornado-destroyed-property-worth-loss-over-rs-90-million-nepal-govt-report/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

====Floods, avalanches, and mudslides====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;" | Event
! style="width:120px;" | Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2010 Pakistan floods]]
| July 2010
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| Flooding occurred in Pakistan after record [[monsoon]] rains, killing at least 1,600 people, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than thirteen million people were affected. Estimates from rescue service officials suggest the death toll might have reached 3,000.
|<ref name="Bodeen">{{cite news |last=Bodeen |first=Christopher |title=Asia flooding plunges millions into misery |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 |agency=Associated Press |date=8 August 2010 |access-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904101109/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLQ5AssQ1MzPfWcFQRV8ZeJhjctQD9HFBA400 |archive-date=4 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nyt20100730">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html |title=400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say |last=Khan |first=Ismail |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html |title=Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3,000, Rescue Service Official Says |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>
|-
| [[January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides]]
| 11 January 2011
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| Floods and mudslides killed 903 people across the state of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/death-toll-from-brazil-floods-hits-600-1.870203 |title=Death toll from Brazil floods hits 600 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/numero-de-mortos-na-regiao-serrana-ja-passa-de-900-apos-chuvas-de-janeiro-2822331 |title=Número de mortos na Região Serrana já passa de 900 após chuvas de janeiro |website=O Globo |language=pt-BR |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2013 Alberta floods]]
| 19 June 2013
| {{flag|Canada}}
| Massive flooding occurred in [[Alberta]], becoming the province's worst flooding in decades.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-flooding-claims-at-least-3-lives-1.1325013 |title=Alberta flooding claims at least 3 lives |website=CBC News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Southeast Europe floods]]
|13–27 May 2014
|{{flag|Serbia}}
{{flag|Bosnia}}

{{flag|Croatia}}

{{flag|Romania}}
|Between 13 and 18 May 2014 a low pressure cyclone designated "Tamara" and "Yvette" affected a large area of Southeastern and Central Europe, causing floods and landslides. [[Serbia]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] suffered the greatest damage as the rain was the heaviest in 120 years of recorded weather measurements. At least 86 people were killed and hundreds of thousands had been forced from their homes. Assessments of damage range up to 3.5 billion euros for Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
|
|-
| [[2015 Afghanistan avalanches]]
| 24 February 2015
| {{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
| An avalanche killed 310 people and wounded over 129 in [[Panjshir Province]], [[Afghanistan]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/11443833/Avalanches-kill-more-than-180-in-Afghanistan.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Avalanches kill more than 300 in Afghanistan |last=Delhi |first=Zibair Babakarkhail in Kabul and Dean Nelson in New |website=The Telegraph |date=2 March 2015 |access-date=21 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 South Indian floods]]
| 8 November 2015
| {{flag|India}}
| Heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon affected the [[Coromandel Coast]] region of the [[South India]]n states of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. More than 500 people were killed and over 1.8 million people were displaced. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly ₹200 billion (US$3 billion) to over ₹1 trillion (US$14 billion), the floods were the costliest to have occurred in 2015, and were among the costliest natural disasters of the year.
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Narasimhan |first=T.E. |title=Chennai floods are world's 8th most expensive natural disaster in 2015 |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/chennai-floods-are-world-s-8th-most-expensive-natural-disaster-in-2015-115121100487_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=12 December 2015}}</ref>
|}

====Volcanic eruptions====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]]
| 20 March 2010
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| Eruptions of the [[Eyjafjallajökull]] [[volcano]] in [[Iceland]] caused unprecedented [[Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption|disruption to international air travel]], rendering transatlantic flight impossible and closing airways across much of Europe. The event was the largest air traffic shut-down since [[World War II]].
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Qantas cancels flights for a third day |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=18 April 2010 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-cancels-flights-for-a-third-day-20100418-slv5.html |access-date=18 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605142411/http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/qantas-cancels-flights-for-a-third-day-20100418-slv5.html |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi]]
| Early November 2010
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| Mount Merapi erupted in Indonesia, killing 353 people and grounding flights across [[Southeast Asia]], becoming the largest eruption from the mountain in a century.
|
|-
| [[2018 lower Puna eruption]]
| 3 May 2018
| {{flag|United States}}
| A lava flow erupted in Hawai'i from Kīlauea's east rift zone, causing much damage and resulting in evacuation orders.
|
|-
| [[2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption]]
| 3 June 2018
| {{flag|Guatemala}}
| Volcán de Fuego erupted in Guatemala, killing at least 190 people, the deadliest eruption in Guatemala since 1929.
|
|-
|[[2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption]]
|9 December 2019
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|[[Whakaari/White Island]], an active stratovolcano off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, erupted, killing 20 people.
|<ref name="20thDeath">{{cite news |title=Another person dies of injuries from Whakaari /White Island eruption, bringing death toll to 20 |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/another-person-dies-injuries-whakaari-white-island-eruption-bringing-death-toll-20 |publisher=[[TVNZ]] |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

====Droughts, heat waves, and wildfires====
{{Main|Category:2010s wildfires}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
|-
| [[2011–17 California drought]]
| December 2011 – March 2017
| {{flag|United States}}
| The state of [[California]] suffered through a water drought for the most part of the decade, affecting the way how Californians showered, use their drinking water, and even some of their electricity.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.livescience.com/50417-california-drought-future.html |last=Ghose |first=Tia |title=What Record-Breaking Drought Means for California's Future |publisher=Live Science |date=8 April 2015 |access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Indian heat wave]]
| 24 May 2015
| {{flag|India}}
| A heatwave in Southern India resulted in over 2,500 deaths.
|<ref name="Meteorologist">{{cite web |url=http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/ |title=Indian monsoon arrives – deadly heatwave ends |last=Meteorologist |first=Chris Burton - |website=The Weather Network |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130122349/http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[2015 Pakistani heat wave]]
| 20 June 2015
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| A related heatwave hit neighbouring [[Pakistan]], killing over 2,000 people in [[Karachi]] alone.
|<ref name="Meteorologist" />
|-
| [[2016 Fort McMurray wildfire]]
| 1 May 2016
| {{flag|Canada}}
| A wildfire began southwest of [[Fort McMurray]], [[Alberta]], Canada. On 3 May, it swept through the community, destroying more than 2,400 homes and buildings and forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in [[Alberta]]'s history. The wildfire is the costliest disaster in Canadian history.
|<ref name="largestAB">{{cite news |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb |title=Thousands flee from Fort McMurray wildfire in the largest fire evacuation in Alberta's history |date=3 May 2016 |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222635/http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-pushed-back-even-as-temperatures-climb |archive-date=10 May 2016 |url-status=live |last1=Parsons |first1=Paige |access-date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Insurance estimates">{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fort-mcmurray-insurance-cost-1.3568113 |title=Fort McMurray fire could cost insurers $9B, BMO predicts |date=5 May 2016 |publisher=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510222907/http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/fort-mcmurray-insurance-cost-1.3568113 |archive-date=10 May 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Camp Fire (2018)|2018 Camp Fire]]
| 8–25 November 2018
| {{flag|United States}}
| A wildfire began in [[Northern California]] that eventually became the deadliest and most destructive [[wildfire]] in [[List of California wildfires|California history to date]]. It was also the deadliest wildfire in the United States since the [[Cloquet fire]] in 1918, and among the [[List of natural disasters by death toll#Deadliest wildfires/bushfires|list of deadliest wildfires]], it was the sixth-deadliest U.S. wildfire overall, killing 85 people and injuring 17.
|<ref name="East Bay Times">{{cite news |last1=Baldassari |first1=Erin |title=Camp Fire death toll grows to 29, matching 1933 blaze as state's deadliest |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/11/11/crews-continue-to-battle-strong-winds-in-deadly-camp-fire/ |website=East Bay Times |date=11 November 2018 |access-date=12 November 2018}}</ref><ref name="WU ranking">{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Jeff |title=America's Deadliest Wildfire in 100 Years: 56 Dead in Paradise, California |url=https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/Americas-Deadliest-Wildfire-100-Years-48-Dead-Paradise-California |publisher=Weather Underground |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires]]
| January 2019 – October 2019
| {{nowrap|{{flag|Brazil}} {{flag|Bolivia}}<br />{{flag|Perù}} {{flag|Paraguay}}}}
| The 2019 wildfires season saw an unusual surge in the number of fires occurring in the [[Amazon rainforest]] and other parts of the [[Amazon biome]] contained within the countries of [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Peru]] during the 2019 Amazonian tropical [[dry season]].
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-static/situacao-atual/ |title=Situação atual – Programa Queimadas – INPE |website=queimadas.dgi.inpe.br |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620131720/https://queimadas.dgi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal-static/situacao-atual/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="cbs bolsonaro aid">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-wildfires-brazil-spurns-20-million-aid-offer-from-g-7-nations-today-2019-08-27/ |title=Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will accept aid to fight Amazon fires |date=27 August 2019 |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=30 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[2019–20 Australian bushfire season|2019–20 Australian bushfires]]
| August 2019 – June 2020
| {{nowrap|{{flag|Australia}}}}
| The 2019 Australian bushfire season arrived in the wake of heavy droughts across the country, with fires covering the east coast including the metropolitan confines of Sydney. There were 34 direct fatalities and hundreds of properties destroyed. Subsequent smoke covered the city of Sydney and Melbourne, causing toxic air pollution.
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/update-on-northern-nsw-bush-fires2 |title=Update on Northern NSW bush fires |website=rfs.nsw.gov.au}}</ref><ref name="NSW Rural Fire service">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50375407 |title=Australian bushfires reach Sydney's suburbs |date=12 November 2019 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=21 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolhurst |first=Kevin |title=It's 12 months since the last bushfire season began, but don't expect the same this year |url=http://theconversation.com/its-12-months-since-the-last-bushfire-season-began-but-dont-expect-the-same-this-year-139757 |access-date=2021-09-03 |website=The Conversation |date=10 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-13 |title=Beaches and pools closed, races cancelled as Melbourne chokes on bushfire smoke |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-14/melbourne-air-quality-drops-to-hazardous-from-bushfire-smoke/11865178 |access-date=2021-09-03 |website=abc.net.au}}</ref>
|}