Natural disasters

From CNN:

A fierce winter storm packing hurricane force winds that swept across northern Europe has left at least 13 dead [and] several missing, officials said Sunday.

Is it just me, or has there been, in the last couple of years, a disturbing frequency of natural disasters around the world (including hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcano activity)? I'm wondering if this is an unusual level of activity, or just a bunch of not-unusual events happening unusually close together. Hmmm. (Via InstaPundit)