21st century

==Disasters==
===Natural disasters===
[[File:2004-tsunami.jpg|thumb|The tsunami striking [[Ao Nang]] in [[Thailand]] on 26 December 2004.]]
[[File:KatrinaNewOrleansFlooded edit2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]], in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005. ]]

'''2000s'''
* [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]] – An earthquake in Gujarat, India on 26 January 2001, killed approximately 20,000 people.
* [[January 2001 El Salvador earthquake]] – A 7.9 earthquake in El Salvador shook the whole country on 13 January 2001, causing a major devastating landslide, hundreds dead, thousands injured and many homeless. A month later, on 13 February 2001, the country suffered a second earthquake – 6.7
* [[2003 European heat wave]] – Approximately up to 70,000 people were killed across Europe in a summer long heat wave.
* [[2003 Bam earthquake]] – An [[Bam, Iran#2003 earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Bam, Iran|Bam]], [[Iran]] on 27 December 2003, killed more than 26,000.
* [[Hurricane Jeanne|2004 Hurricane Jeanne]] – Over 3,000 people are killed by [[Hurricane Jeanne]] in [[Haiti]] in September 2004.
* [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]] – On 26 December 2004, a massive undersea earthquake resulted in a massive tsunami striking southeast Asia killing approximately 230,000.
* [[Hurricane Katrina|2005 Hurricane Katrina]] – The hurricane killed 1,836 in southeast Louisiana and Mississippi (mostly in [[New Orleans]]) and South Florida. A significant portion of the city, most of which sits below sea level, was submerged. Damages reached US$81.5 billion, making Katrina the costliest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the U.S.
* [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]] – An [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|earthquake in Kashmir]] on 8 October 2005, killed at least 74,500 in India and [[Pakistan]].
* [[Cyclone Nargis|2008 Cyclone Nargis]] – lead to catastrophic storm surge, leading to a death toll in excess of 100,000 and making millions homeless.
* [[2008 Sichuan earthquake]] – An earthquake between 7.9 and 8.0-magnitude struck Sichuan, China, on 12 May 2008, killing 68,712, with 17,921 missing.
* 2009 [[Black Saturday bushfires]] – The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria, Australia on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire-weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire; 173 people died and 414 were injured.
* [[2009 L'Aquila earthquake]] – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near [[L'Aquila]] ([[Italy]]) on 6 April 2009, one of the worst in Italian history. 308 were pronounced dead and more than 65,000 were made homeless.
* [[2009 flu pandemic]] – A worldwide outbreak of [[Influenza A virus subtype H1N1]] spread around the world forming a pandemic by June 2009.

'''2010s'''
[[File:Haiti Earthquake building damage.jpg|thumb|Damaged buildings in [[Port-au-Prince]] as a result of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]]]]

[[File:Hurricane Maria destruction along Roseau road.jpg|thumb|[[Hurricane Maria]] destruction in [[Dominica]] in 2017.]]
* [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] – At least 230,000 are killed in Haiti after a massive earthquake on 12 January 2010. Three million people were made homeless.
* [[2010 Chile earthquake]] – A massive earthquake, magnitude 8.8, strikes the central Chilean coast on 27 February 2010.
* [[2010 Yushu earthquake]] – A large 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Yushu region of China in Qinghai near Tibet, on 14 April 2010, killing over 2,200 people.
* [[2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull]] – A massive ash cloud is formed by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano [[Eyjafjallajökull]], on 14 April 2010, grounding flights across northwest Europe. Scientists began recording volcanic activity there in 2009 which increased through March 2010 culminating in the second phase eruption in April.
* [[2010 Pakistan floods]] – Began in July 2010 after record heavy [[monsoon]] rains. The [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]] was worst affected. At least 1,600 people were killed, thousands were rendered homeless, and more than thirteen million people were affected.<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|access-date=8 August 2010|newspaper=The Associated Press|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= live}}</ref><ref name="nyt">Masood, Salman and Adam B. Ellick. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/world/asia/02pstan.html Floods in Pakistan Kill at Least 700] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226225549/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/world/asia/02pstan.html |date=26 December 2020}}. NYTimes.<!--On Sunday officials reduced the number of dead to 730, saying earlier reports on Sunday, reaching as high at 1,100, were not credible.--></ref><ref name="bbc20100731">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10827712|title=UN voices Pakistan flood fears as death toll soars|date=31 July 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=31 July 2010|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802024340/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-south-asia-10827712/un-voices-pakistan-flood-fears-as-death-toll-soars|url-status=live}}</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|access-date=30 July 2010|date=30 July 2010|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231052540/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/31/world/asia/31pstan.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_floods |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812140521/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100801/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_floods  |archive-date=12 August 2010 |title=Thousands trapped by Pakistan floods; 900 dead |access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Estimates from rescue service officials suggest the death toll may reach 3,000 victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006211630/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-31/pakistan-death-toll-from-flash-floods-in-northwest-rises-to-539-edhi-says.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 |title=Deaths From Pakistan Floods May Reach 3,000, Rescue Service Official Says |date=31 July 2010 |work=Bloomberg |access-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref>
* [[2010–2011 Queensland floods|2011 Queensland floods]] – Began in December 2010 primarily in [[Queensland]]. The flood causes thousands of people to evacuate. At least 200,000 people were affected by the flood. The flood continued throughout January 2011 in Queensland, and the estimated reduction in [[Economy of Australia|Australia's GDP]] is about A$30 billion.
* [[Cyclone Yasi]] – A category 5 (Australian Scale) cyclone hits North Queensland with winds as strong as 290&nbsp;km/h (197 miles/hr) and devastates the residents of North Queensland.
* February [[2011 Christchurch earthquake]] – 185 people died in New Zealand after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch on 22 February 2011, making it New Zealand's second-deadliest natural disaster after the [[1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake]].
* [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] – On 11 March 2011, a catastrophic undersea earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred offshore of eastern [[Japan]], the greatest in the country's history and created a massive tsunami which killed 15,894; it also triggered the [[Fukushima I nuclear accidents]]. The overall cost for the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accidents reached up to US$235 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster on record.
* [[2011 Super Outbreak]] – Regarded as the deadliest tornado outbreak ever recorded and dubbed the '''2011 Super Outbreak''', a catastrophic tornado outbreak on 25–28 April affected the [[Southern United States]] and killed over 330 people, most of whom were in or from [[Alabama]]. Damages are expected to be near or over $10 billion.
* [[2011 Joplin tornado]] – On 22 May 2011, a devastating EF5 tornado struck [[Joplin, Missouri]], resulting in 159 casualties, making it the deadliest tornado to hit the United States since 1947.
* [[Tropical Storm Washi]] – Locally known as Sendong, it caused catastrophic flooding in the [[Philippines|Philippine]] island of [[Mindanao]] on the night of 16 December 2011. The hardest hits were in [[Cagayan de Oro]] and [[Iligan City]]. Almost 1000 people perished, most of whom were sleeping, and President [[Benigno Aquino III]] declared a [[state of calamity]] four days later.
* [[Hurricane Sandy]] – 24–30 October 2012 – kills at least 185 people in the [[Caribbean]], [[Bahamas]], [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. Considerable [[storm surge]] damage causes major disruption to the eastern seaboard of the United States.<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/30/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html CNN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021123600/http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/30/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html |date=21 October 2020}}</span> Report: Superstorm Sandy. Retrieved 30 October 2012.</ref><ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://fox8.com/2012/10/29/sandy-wreaks-havoc-across-northeast-at-least-10-dead/ Cleveland News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820113442/https://fox8.com/2012/10/29/sandy-wreaks-havoc-across-northeast-at-least-10-dead/ |date=20 August 2018 }}</span> Superstorm Sandy. Retrieved 30 October 2012.</ref><ref><span class="plainlinks">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9642268/Sandy-New-York-subway-system-flooded-in-worst-ever-disaster.html Telegraph.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115433/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9642268/Sandy-New-York-subway-system-flooded-in-worst-ever-disaster.html |date=28 November 2020 }}</span> News Report. 30 October 2012.</ref>
* [[2013 Bohol earthquake]] – An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 that killed 22 people and destroyed a total worth of ₱2.25 billion,
* [[Typhoon Haiyan]] 2013 – kills more than 6,000 people in central [[Philippines]]. Considered to be one of the strongest storms ever, it brought major damage and loss of life to the Philippines, especially the islands of [[Leyte]] and [[Samar]]. A worldwide humanitarian effort began in the aftermath of the typhoon.
* [[2014 Southeast Europe floods]] – kill at least 80 people in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Serbia]]. Floodwaters caused over 2,000 landslides across the Balkan region, spreading damage across many towns and villages.
* [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]] – An earthquake of 7.8 magnitude kills almost 9,000 people, injures another 22,000 and leaves nearly 3 million people homeless in Central Nepal. The earthquake was so strong it was felt in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
* [[2016 Taiwan earthquake]] – An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude kills 117 people, injures 550, and 4 people were left missing. The earthquake resulted in 3 executives of the Weiguan developer being arrested under charges of professional negligence resulting in death.
* [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake]] – A 6.2 magnitude [[earthquake]] killed 299 people and severely damaged [[Amatrice]], [[Accumoli]] and [[Arquata del Tronto]].

'''2020s'''
* Unprecedented flooding displaces millions and threatens famine in [[2020 in Sudan|Sudan]] and [[2020 in South Sudan|South Sudan]] in 2020–2021.<ref>{{cite news |title='Our children die in our hands': Floods ravage South Sudan |url=https://apnews.com/article/climate-south-sudan-hunger-health-floods-88c41779363cc8098299dcfc4bdae399 |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=Associated Press |date=1 January 2021 |archive-date=1 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101101226/https://apnews.com/article/climate-south-sudan-hunger-health-floods-88c41779363cc8098299dcfc4bdae399 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Floods-hit Sudan facing 'unprecedented challenges', UN warns |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/25/over-800000-affected-in-sudan-flooding-un#:~:text=Over%20800%2C000%20have%20been%20affected,floods%20in%20Sudan%20in%20decades.&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20affected,died%2C%20according%20to%20the%20Government. |access-date=2 January 2021 |work=aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera English |date=25 September 2020 |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208194430/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/25/over-800000-affected-in-sudan-flooding-un#:~:text=Over%20800%2C000%20have%20been%20affected,floods%20in%20Sudan%20in%20decades.&text=The%20number%20of%20people%20affected,died%2C%20according%20to%20the%20Government. |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 12 January 2020, the Taal Volcano [[2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions|erupted]] for the first time in 43 years.
* The [[2020 Atlantic hurricane season]], the most active regional season on record with 30 total named storms, results in over 400 fatalities across parts of the United States, [[Central America]] and the [[Caribbean]].
* At least 20 people are killed in [[2021 Henan floods]] in China after heavy rainfall (at least 20c per hour) exacerbated by the approach of [[Typhoon In-fa]] breaks existing records.
* The [[2021 European floods]] kill over 188 people and devastate Belgium, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Switzerland, Italy and Luxemburg. Floods in Germany prove to be the deadliest since the [[North Sea Flood of 1962]].
* On 27 July 2022, [[2022 Luzon earthquake|a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Luzon]], causing 11 deaths and ₱1.88 billion of property damage.
* In September 2022, [[Hurricane Ian]] hit the west coast of Florida as a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane, becoming the deadliest hurricane to hit Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.

===Human-made disasters===
[[File:Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit on fire 2010.jpg|thumb|Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit in the Gulf of Mexico on fire in 2010]]
* On 27 July 2002, a [[Sukhoi Su-27]] fighter [[Sknyliv airshow disaster|crashes]] at an [[air show]] in [[Ukraine]], killing 77 and injuring more than 100, making it the worst air show disaster in history.
* On 1 February 2003, at the conclusion of the ''[[STS-107]]'' mission, the [[Space Shuttle]] ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|disintegrates during reentry]] over [[Texas]], killing all seven astronauts on board.
* The [[Black Saturday bushfires]] – the deadliest [[bushfires in Australia]]n history took place across the [[Australia]]n [[Australian state|state]] of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] on 7 February 2009, during extreme bushfire-weather conditions, resulting in 173 people killed, more than 500 injured, and around 7,500 homeless. The fires came after [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]] recorded the [[Early 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave|highest-ever temperature]] (46.4&nbsp;°C, 115&nbsp;°F) of any capital city in Australia. The majority of the fires were ignited by either fallen or clashing power lines or deliberately lit.
* On 10 April 2010, Polish President [[Lech Kaczyński]], his wife and 94 other people, including dozens of government officials, are killed in [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|a plane crash]].
* On 20 April 2010, an explosion on the ''[[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-scale [[oil spill]]<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> that may become one of the worst environmental disasters in [[United States]] history.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126410895 "Choppy Seas Hinder Effort To Contain Oil Spill"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913120926/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126410895 |date=13 September 2020}}, ''National Public Radio'', 30 April 2010</ref> On 18 June 2010, oceanographer John Kessler said that the crude gushing from the well contains 40 percent methane, compared to about 5 percent found in typical oil deposits. Methane is a natural gas that could potentially suffocate marine life and create "dead zones" where oxygen is so depleted that nothing lives. "This is the most vigorous methane eruption in modern human history," Kessler said.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37778190 |title=Oil spill full of methane, adding new concerns |publisher=msnbc |date=18 June 2010 |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231316/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/37778190 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 June an internal BP document was released by Congress revealing that BP estimated the flow could be as much as {{convert|100000|oilbbl|USgal m3|abbr=off}} per day under the circumstances that existed since 20 April blowout.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oil-spill-markey-idUSTRE65J1WI20100620 |title=Document Shows BP Estimates Spill up to 100,000 Bpd |work=ABC News |date=20 June 2010 |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624004525/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=10964694 |archive-date=24 June 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalwarming.house.gov/files/WEB/flowrateBP.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704200718/http://globalwarming.house.gov/files/WEB/flowrateBP.pdf |archive-date=4 July 2010 |title=Seafloor Exit  |access-date=14 May 2013}}</ref>