Editing 2010s (section)

===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>
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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====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
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| [[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>
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| [[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>
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|[[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>
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| [[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>
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