Nonfiction Flood Stories

The Flooding in Japan after the 2011 Tsunami

There have been many examples of weather-related natural disasters in recent years: floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards. Take a few moments to list as many as you can think of or remember. You will want to do some research online to help you compile your list. Once you have a list of ten disasters, put them in order from most damaging to least damaging. You must understand that putting these events in order is not a perfect science. It will help to explore statistics like number of deaths, number of injuries, total monetary loss, etc.