The present edition consists of four parts and covers the last, more than 500 years, period in the history of world civilization. The main part of the book is presented in chronological order, divided into two parts: the chronology of natural phenomena and the chronology of social phenomena. The book provides a schematic classification of dangerous natural processes and a number of scales used or used in the past to assess the degree of danger of a natural process. The publication is provided with an Atlas of Illustrations on CD, which includes some thematic collections of illustrations on natural and social phenomena of different countries. The book is a scientific development of the authors within the framework of the implementation of the programs of the Scientific and Educational Center "Baikal", a unique reference publication and is designed for a wide range of readers: schoolchildren, students and teachers who are not indifferent to the spirit of natural science