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There have been 12 cyclones with death counts greater than 100,000 in recorded history. Almost half of them occurred during the 19th century. The two deadliest cyclones of the 20th century occurred during the 1970's, and were blamed by climatologists on global cooling at the time.
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http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/19th-century-was-deadliest-for-cyclones/
