I assume the inclusion of Hurricane Katrina is pure p.c., since it’s not even in the range of the others in terms of “deadly.”
Some group (in the UN?...UNESCO?) once did a survey of which countries had the most potential for natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, blizzards...). Turned out that the U.S. was at the top of the list.
I think that the fact that things like Katrina caused so few deaths says volumes about the capabilities of this country and the resilience of its people compared to other countries.