What was the most destructive disaster in history? (POLL)

[Ipquarx]

dinosaurs existed for like 1000x as long as humans and they never developed language or instant ramen so they're substantially worse than humans

They existed 1000x as long as us without ever committing genocide against their own kind, so I'd say that's a big plus for them.

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[Dark Blockland Guard 2]

But they live in a constant life of danger tho :O

plus, if you say Dinosaurs are stupid, then have you ever heard of the Velociraptor or Troodon?

[Akio-]

They existed 1000x as long as us without ever committing genocide against their own kind, so I'd say that's a big plus for them.

instead they just regularly murdered eachother because they were unintelligent beings

[sir dooble]

negating destructive facts with beneficial facts is a slippery slope

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're saying. Who's negating facts, what are destructive/beneficial facts, and what is it a slippery slope to?

They existed 1000x as long as us without ever committing genocide against their own kind, so I'd say that's a big plus for them.

You say that, but paleontological evidence points towards velociraptors being massive tribals.

[ReddBoi]

i would think the black plague

[McJob]

The Chernobyl Disaster has guaranteed that region of Earth will not be properly inhabitable for a VERY long time. Furthermore, while it may not have the greatest cost in direct deaths, it's responsible for a huge amount of cancers and other medical problems spread all over Europe.

I don't think the original extinction event can be counted given that it doesn't apply to human history.

[beachbum111111]

If anything the extinction of the dinosaurs probably helped us in the long run.

[TheMrDoors]

the creation of blockland

[Dark Blockland Guard 2]

TOP 20 WORST DISASTERS
20: The Armero Disaster. Disaster Type: Volcanic Eruption. Death Toll: 20,000.
19: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. Disaster Type: Nuclear Meltdown. Death Toll: 4,000.
18: The Joplin Tornado. Disaster Type: Tornado. Death Toll: 158.
17: The Haiti Earthquake. Disaster Type: Earthquake. Death Toll: 220,000.
16: Hurricane Katrina. Disaster Type: Hurricane. Death Toll: 1,836.
15: The Chilean Earthquake. Disaster Type: Earthquake. Death Toll: 5,000.
14: The Black Plague. Disaster Type: Virus. Death Toll: 25,000,000.
13: The Bangladesh Cyclone. Disaster Type: Hurricane. Death Toll: 15,000.
12: 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Disaster Type: Earthquake. Death Toll: 63.
11: Shaanxi Earthquake. Disaster Type: Earthquake. Death Toll: 830,000.
10: 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami. Disaster Type: Earthquake/Tsunami. Death Toll: 230,000.
9: Sinking of the Titanic. Disaster Type: Collision/Sinking. Death Toll: 1,503.
8: Mt. Saint Helens Eruption. Disaster Type: Volcanic Eruption. Death Toll: 57.
7: World War II. Disaster Type: War. Death Toll: 60,000,000.
6: The Holocaust. Disaster Type: Genocide. Death Toll: 11,000,000.
5: 2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami. Disaster Type: Earthquake/Tsunami. Death Toll: 15,891.
4: Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (Pompeii). Disaster Type: Volcanic Eruption. Death Toll: 16,000.
3: The Great Floods of China. Disaster Type: Flood. Death Toll: 4,000,000.
2: Mao Zedong Massacre. Disaster Type: Genocide. Death Toll: 45,000,000.
1: The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event. Disaster Type: Asteroid/Extinction. Death Toll: 90% of all life on Earth.

I also use the term "Unnatural Disaster" to describe a disaster that doesn't have to do with any weather phenomena. Such disaster I claim as unnatural are Human Acts, Viruses, and Asteroids.

[WaterOre]

world war two was loving horrible but it's not on the poll. i'm required to settle with the big space rock that killed trillions of animals instead.

[Drydess]

god did 9/11 so that was a natural disaster

[Doughboy]

why do you keep using that font

[Dark Blockland Guard 2]

why do you keep using that font

Hey at least it's not this font.

[Decepticon]

'most destructive disaster'

2011 Joplin Tornado

18: The Joplin Tornado. Disaster Type: Tornado. Death Toll: 158.

how many scales of fujita are you even on

Death Toll: 158.

this is like a little baby

watch this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Tornado

747+ (695+ from one tornado) fatalities, >2,298 injuries

[Magus]

I'd say probably the smallpox plague that swept the Americas and killed 90-95% of the population.

For reference, that's about 100 million people. Over two entire continents. Dead.
A decaRiddler of death.
And it's not even on the poll.