Supercell Thunderstorm in Montana, 2010 (Sean Heavey)
Chaiten Volcano in Chana, Chile, 2008 (Carlos Gutierrez)
Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland, 2010 (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)
Lightning Storm in Roswell, New Mexico, 2010 (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson)
Undersea Volcano in Tonga, 2009 (LOTHAR SLABON/AFP/Getty Images)
Brushfires in Victoria, Australia, 2009 (AP Photo)
Fire in Little Tujunga Canyon, California, 2008 (REUTERS/Gene Blevins)
Double Cyclone in Iceland, 2006 (NASA/Jesse Allen)
Dust Storm in China, 2001 (NASA/Jesse Allen, Robert Simmon/MODIS science team)
Flooding in Rajanpur district, Pakistan, 2010 (REUTERS/Stringer)
Flooding in Iowa, 2008 (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Earthquake in Sichuan, China, 2008 (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2010 (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Tsunami in Hat Rai Lay Beach, near Krabi in southern Thailand, 2004 (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 2005 (Dimas Ardian/Getty Images)
Natural disasters seem to be on the rise or is it just more coverage by the media.. Not sure