Top 10 Disasters of 2010

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As 2010 draws to a close, it’s time to take a tally of what happened in the world this year. Unfortunately, between man-made and natural disasters, it was a busy year. Swiss Re estimates that worldwide losses from disasters and catastrophes were $222 billion, more than triple the 2009 figure of $63 billion.

While Canadians were affected by these disasters, the nation was also interested in finding out more about global issues. Yahoo! Canada has released the top ten web searches for man-made and natural disasters in 2010, as follows:

1.       Haiti earthquake

2.       BP oil spill

3.       Iceland volcano

4.       Guatemala sinkhole

5.       Hurricane Earl

6.       Ontario earthquake

7.       Bed bugs

8.       Giant hogweed

9.       Canada forest fires

10.   Chile earthquake

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