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A look back at 2013’s disasters

An anomalously low number of disasters struck last year

Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in November.

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By Science News Staff

- More than 2 years ago

Last year was not so bad overall for natural disasters. With 330 disasters worldwide, 2013 fell well below the yearly average of the preceding decade, 388, according to a report from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels.