A look back at 2013’s disasters
An anomalously low number of disasters struck last year
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Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in November.
NASA, LAADS Web/Wikimedia Commons
An anomalously low number of disasters struck last year
Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in November.
NASA, LAADS Web/Wikimedia Commons