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Hurricanes or floods can contaminate drinking water sources. In the book life doesnt frighten me, poet maya angelous text urges us to face what frightens us, whether it is real or imaginary. The reported global cost of natural disasters has risen significantly, with a 15fold increase between the 1950s and 1990s. At their worst, these natural events can spell catastrophe for humans, and much of human history has been shaped by natural disasters.