title: [Natural disasters].
abstract: The attempt is made to illustrate the role played by natural disasters in the history of the earth and mankind by examples of past catastrophes. Subsequently, the earthquake of Tangshan/China in 1976 and the hypothetical scenario of a repeat of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake in a modern setting serve as a basis for discussion of the significance of natural disasters in modern times.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smolka
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Naturkatastrophen.