Natural disasters in China disasters – except volcano eruptions – have occurred in China, which include floods, droughts, meteorological, seismic, geological, maritime and ecological disasters as well as forestry and grassland fires. These natural disasters pose serious threats to life and property safety to China and its people and severely affect the comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of that country's economy and society. In addition, they threaten China's national security and social stability and stand in the way of economic development in some regions and poverty alleviation of certain rural populations. The Chinese term for natural disasters reveals the traditional view of disasters as
Flood (Halo) enemies. The Flood have been recognized as some of the greatest game villains. "Wizard Magazine" ranked the Flood as the 77th Greatest Villains of all time, Game Daily ranked them 5th of their "Top 25 Enemies of All Time", and "PC World" ranked the Flood the 31st "Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time". "Electronic Gaming Monthly" ranked the Flood in their top ten list of "badass undead". MTV considered Flood possession in "Halo 3" as a "great gaming moment" of 2007, stating that "with the power of the Xbox 360's graphics, this reanimation comes to vivid, distressing life, more