Every year about 10,000 people, on average, die as a result of earthquakes.
"; r_text[1] = "Every U.S. state has experienced twisters, but Texas holds the record: an annual average of 120.
"; r_text[2] = "Hurricane season in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and central Pacific is from June 1 to November 30. In the eastern Pacific, it is from May 15 to November 30.
"; r_text[3] = "A study by the University of Louvain's School of Public Health in Brussels revealed that 90 percent of global natural disasters so far this year were caused by extreme weather, affecting 55 million people andkilling 7,000 with US$19 billion in economic loss, with some $15 billion from natural disasters.
"; r_text[4] = "11 million people were affected by floods this year, compared to 45 million people the previous year. The most severe flood was in 2007, affecting some 178 million people worldwide.
"; r_text[5] = "The 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (the third largest ever recorded) / tsunami is estimated to have claimed 275,000 lives
"; r_text[6] = "Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf Coast in August 2005 claiming over 1,000 lives. Damage estimates from insurance costs alone are at $30 billion.
"; r_text[7] = "The volcanic eruption of El Mesa de Herveo/Kumanday (Columbia) in 1985 ended the lives of 25,000 people, most of them caught in a massive mudflow that poured down the stricken mountain.
"; r_text[8] = "In 1976, a magnitude 8 eearthquake in Tangshan, China. The death-toll varies between the official count of 255,000, and a possible 655,000.
"; r_text[8] = "The Red Cross calculates that 3 million — roughly one-third of Haiti's entire population — have been directly affected by the 7.0 quake. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is estimating that between 50,000 and 100,000 people have been killed in this disaster.
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