Ten Most Dangerous World Cities

Above, a view of one of the most dangerous cities in the world for natural disasters. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Sometimes it is great to be ranked in a "top ten" list. Sometimes it is not.

The latter is the case for the cities of Tokyo and Yokohama as they were deemed the number one most dangerous cities in the world for natural disasters.

According to RocketNews24:

It’s always nice to be number one for something, even if it is number one in the “cities where the earth is most likely to kill you” ranking. That’s why we’re proud to announce that Tokyo and Yokohama were declared the cities at highest risk of natural disaster by Zurich-based Swiss Reinsurance (Swiss Re) in a 2013 study, whose findings were recently announced. 

Out of a total of 616 cities reviewed, Tokyo and Yokohama both rose to the top thanks to their location in both a seismically active region and on the East coast of Japan leaving them highly vulnerable to tsunamis.

Unfortunately, two more Japanese cities made this "top ten" list as has Los Angeles, where I live.

To see the list of cities and where they all rank, go here.