http://www.livescience.com/6212-disastrous-year-2010-death-toll-abnormally-high.html

This is an article from 2010, but I still found it to be interesting. It discusses the rising rate of natural disasters and related deaths. Some disaster experts say that rising urban populations carry some of the blame. The escalating number of disasters is a factor as well. This type of article is relevant moving forward, especially if the number of disasters and deaths continues to rise over the next few years.