http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat8.htm
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/weather-events.html
The problem is finding a reliable source of info on such a topic. And even then, the source itself doesn't tell us much about the frequencies or the levels of destructive forces of the disasters. Another problem is the range of these records. Finding anything before the 80's is a bit hard.
I think part of the problem is none of the reliable institutions that are involved specifically with handling and keeping track of natural disasters are either unwilling or unable to comment on the issue either way. We, as mere mortals, are left with bias sources telling us one way or the other.
However, for now at least it would appear that none of the major disaster organizations in the world have any worry about the climate and frequencies of earthquakes and such.
What I personally think is that the frequency of natural disasters hasn't increased. What we are seeing are actually more coverage of the disasters. Let's face it, anytime there's an earthquake somewhere nowaday CNN, FOX, and other major news networks are going to talk about nothing but that for a whole month. People who are vulnerable to suggestion (like your church going aunt that believes in the gay plague bullcrap) would start believing that the world is facing more disasters than before.
It's like sex. I don't believe it for a minute that people were all angels in the 50's. It's just that we are more aware of it nowadays.
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