What natural disaster are you most afraid of?

Blizzars, no sweat, been through several. If my house wasn't built to withstand them and we didn't buy food ahead, that would be scary. Earthquakes and tornadoes, we get only small ones of each of these. Tail end of a tornado, aftershock of an earthquake. Now if I was in California or Haiti, earthquakes would scare me and if I was in tornado alley, they would scare me. Floods worry me the most. People, Animals, and Houses have been swept away in just about any area of the USA, including mine. The 1998 ice storm was bad because no one in my family had a generator. We were mostly living in trailers, so no alternative heat, etc. Right now, I have alternative way of getting water, my old well that dried up is back up again. We have a wood stove. But no generator at this house either. So I'm better off than during the last ice storm. If your house burns or someone is sick during an ice storm, unless you have chains for your car or truck tires and a way to get them on, you're stranded and can't get help for anyone. Also our phone lines went down so we couldn't call anyone.

I have been in blizzards, and I have been in close proximity to tornadoes. Neither of which bothered me nearly as much as I had thought they would have. The ones that truly frighten me are Earthquakes and Tsunami's. Both of which can involve the earth basically trying to swallow you. Anything the the surface I can deal with. But the power of the ocean and the tectonic plates scares the bahjesus out of me.

The only ones I've really been in were snow storms, severe thunderstorms and a little bit of flooding. I think I would be most terrified of a big Tsunami as it swept over the beach and over me, destroying everything in its way.

When i was younger i feared earthquakes the most. Thinking of an earthquake makes my whole body tremble in fear. But as i grew up i have learned to live with the fear of it. It is devastating i know, but there is nothing like the devastation that floods or tsunamis can bring. As i have seen through the recent typhoons we have had experienced here in the last months of 2009, i can't even describe it.The damage was so huge that most of the victims have not been able to cope up with it until now. But of course, i wouldn't want any of these disasters to happen to all of us. It is just so unimaginable being in a natural disaster.

This is an interesting question... Well the natural disaster that I am most afraid of is a flood a really really high flood.. You asked why? because I really don't know how to swim at all I know how to imagine to swim but the real thing, I can't really do it at all... I don't want to drown and I can't even help my love ones if that ever happens. I hope it will not, its still up to us human being to stop it from happening...

I haven't faced any serious natural disasters yet, so I can't even imagine that anything serious could happen in my home place. I think, that most dangerous for me is perhaps a strong earthquake. It would destroy my home and probably even injure me. Luckily there have been no earthquakes in our area at all.

I live in Ontario, Canada and although we have had our own recent scares with tornados, they don't happen often. The biggest thing to fear up here in terms of natural disasters is probably blizzards/snow/ice. Some winters the snow just keeps falling and doesn't let up!

well for one, there was a near-miss (at least for me) disaster last year during the Ondoy and Pepeng typhoons that brought about more than 1 billion pesos worth of crop damage (take note only crops, not included here are infrastructures and businesses and even lives taken). This surely made Filipinos here to be more aware and be nice to nature since we all know that we have a part in this disaster that brought about this much damage. what i'm most afraid of is fire. although it is not a "natural" disaster, but certainly it can result into fires. In floods, hurricanes, typhoons, and earthquakes, one can survive or at least have a higher percentage of surviving than being stuck "in" fire.

I'm lucky that we live in a area that is not as prone to natural disasters as many other places in this country. That said, there is one natural disaster that I am afraid of. I'm afraid of tornados. I used to not be afraid of tornadoes, but six years ago there was a tornado that went through one of the neighborhoods here in Lexington and it totally destroyed several house and that was the day that I developed a fear of tornados.

I am scared of floods .. although i haven't got caught in anyone but it is so scary that people get washed away

All of them sound pretty horrifying to me, and I know that if I were to encounter any, my chances of survival would probably be very slim I'm just lucky to live where I do, which hasn't recorded a natural disaster in about 70 or so years.

Without a doubt...flooding! My husband John has lived in this house for just over 10 years and I have lived here permanently since July 2005. Early on in that same year Carlisle, England (the place in question) got flooded due to unusually high levels of rain, combined with 3 rivers converging together to form a wall of water for wont of a better description....and a high tide! All that stopped our road from being flooded was a hill nearby. Houses at the foot of that hill all got flooded up to about 7 ft and houses beyond the hill were saved. Since then flood defences have been improved greatly but Workington (40 miles away) got flooded recently due to unprecedented rainfall which caused bridges to collapse, it was that bad. Our defences in Carlisle held up but wouldn't have if the defences had not been built in time. What frightens me is that opponents to the flood defences said such events happened "every 100 years." Well, that's wrong for a start! So pleased that the defences worked but my heart goes out to our neighbours, who have a lot of heartache to come, what with insurance claims and the like.

You know, we never really had any disasters in my country, untill recently. It happened in another part of the country, and it really looked like hell. That province had the first and worst flooding, we ever saw. I think that should a natural disaster happen here in my province, the scariest for me, will definately be a hurricane.

The only thing i am afraid of are things that i can't run away from.But to be honest i never saw a natural disaster up close :(,so i can't realy tell how i will react

I think the worst is earthquake, there's just nowhere to go to if it happens. And the its more devastating than other calamities. We were hit by a flood last year and its like nothing has happened. Its just a matter of replacing everything that gets wet. But i dont think i'll have the same thinking if it was earthquake that hit us. Just some minor earth quake already send shivers down my spine how much more if it's a 7.0 magnitude. It would probably scare the wits out of me.

i AM AFRAID of any natural calamities. because i know, when nature come back to us it really is disastrous. any natural calamities for that matter. and i mean ANY: flood, earthquake, lightning, landside, any. ang nobody is safe, once nature takes its course...

One's that happen around here are what I am afraid of. Those would be tornadoes and heavy snow storms. Those disasters can cause the most damage and they can happen on a regular basis. Causing a lot of damage in their wake. I am very unlikely to see a hurricane in my life. Same with a earthquake, as the conditions do not match for it. There is quite a bit of heavy snow each and every day in the winter months. And then we it gets warmer, there is tornadoes nearby on a regular basis. Thankfully none have them struck down here as of yet. Still, the day could be coming when it happens. It is very terrifying to think that everything can get wiped out just in a snap.

To be totally honest, I have never been through a natural disaster either. I think that it would be the most scariest thing I would ever have to do. The scariest natural disaster to me would have to be a tornado. I think they are the most scariest things I have ever seen. My dad has been threw one and he told me it was a horrible experience. If I had to choose a second scariest I would have to pick a Hurricane. Although I have never been through one I have been to places right after one has occured and you can tell that they do tons and tons of money worth of damage. Hope this helps ya..GOD BLESS

My hometown is experiencing blizzards,the weather is very poor,the temp,the traffic congestion,people does not work and lives as usural.

we don't experience snow here in the Philippines. so what i am most afraid of is tornado. maybe because of the trauma. There was once, a tornado passed in front of our house and God bless, we were fine. Maybe i am most afraid of it because, in just a few seconds it destroys everything. we can also be caught by it and maybe a 10% chance of surviving.