從世紀初就是2001年開始，天下大災難何其多。疼惜大地，我們每個人都有責任。我希望大家都有更大的環保意識，不但要了解問題的起因，更要付諸行動，決不要輕視一己之力。只要人人一起做，全世界人類總合起來，其力量是非常大的！地球的安危，也是人類的安危；唯有地球平安，人類才能平安。
~ 證嚴上人
Since the turn of this century beginning 2001, here are truly a lot of natural disasters occured in the world. Protecting the environment is a responsibility that all of us share. I hope everyone can live with greater environmental awareness. It is a simple concept, but if we can all put it into practice, the impact can be profound and far-reaching. Only when our world is free of disaster, our mankind is safe.
~ Master Cheng Yen
年份
Year |
災難
Disaster |
罹難人數
Death Toll |
|
| 1999 |
土耳其地震
Turkey Izmit earthquake |
17,118 |
| |
臺灣集集地震
Taiwan Chi-Chi earthquake |
2,400 |
|
| 2001 |
印度（古吉拉特邦）地震
India Gujarat earthquake |
>20,000 |
|
| 2002 |
禽流感
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
775 |
|
| 2003 |
歐洲熱浪
European Heat Wave |
37,451 |
| |
伊朗巴姆城地震
Iran Bam earthquake |
>30,000 |
|
| 2004 |
南亞大海嘯
Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami |
>283,100 |
|
| 2005 |
美國卡崔娜颶風
Hurricane Katrina |
≥ 1,836 |
| |
巴基斯坦地震
Pakistan Kashmir earthquake |
87,000 |
|
| 2006 |
印尼日惹大地震
Indonesia Yogyakarta earthquake |
5,782 |
|
| 2007 |
印度、孟加拉旋風
India, Bangladesh Cyclone Sidr |
3,477 |
|
| 2008 |
中國雪災
China Winter Storm |
|
| |
緬甸颶風
Myanmar Cyclone |
~136,000 |
| |
中國四川大地震
China Sichuan earthquake |
>68,109 |
|
Source from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_by_death_toll#Extreme_weather
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