Worst Disasters in Year 2010

For millions of people around the world, 2010 was the year the earth shook, volcanoes erupted and the weather brought deadly extremes. Click though the gallery below to see some of the most striking images from the year's natural disasters. (AOLnews.com)

	Heavy monsoon rains brought devastating flooding to Pakistan in July. At one point, one-fifth of the nation was under water. Some 20 million people were affected and around 2,000 were killed. Aid workers had a difficult time reaching desperate survivors. Tensions were exacerbated when a Taliban spokesman demanded the Pakistani government reject aid from "Christians and Jews." Here, Pakistani soldiers pass a baby across floodwaters as they help villagers flee.

Extreme Weather: Why Has Mother Nature Gone Bonkers?

Mother Nature is in a very, very bad mood.
Much of the Northern Hemisphere is in the grip of arctic air and record snowfalls that have been inflicting hardship and havoc from China to Russia to Western Europe and over to the American Plains. Meanwhile, the Southern Hemisphere has been experiencing a warmer than average summer. Planetwide, the weather has become remarkably unpredictable.

'The Ark': Floating Hotel Designed By Remistudio To Address Climate Change Effects Like Rising Sea Levels And Massive Floods (PICTURES)

Speaking to the world's rising sea levels, Russia-based architectural firm Remistudio proposes this arch-shaped floating hotel as a refuge from even extreme floods. Called (quite appropriately) the Ark, the futuristic structure has the ability to exist autonomously on the surface of the water. Designed to be a bioclimatic building, the Ark incorporates several innovative green strategies and elements to ensure that its residents can survive aboard for months at a time.

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2010 Disaster Calendar: Global disasters in 365 days

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