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1959 natural disasters in the United States (4 P) F. 1950s floods in the United States (1 C, ...
A natural disaster is a sudden event that causes widespread destruction, major collateral damage, or loss of life, brought about by forces other than the acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc.
This list of United States natural disasters is a list of notable natural disasters that occurred in the United States after 1816. Due to inflation, the monetary damage estimates are not comparable. Unless otherwise noted, the year given is the year in which the currency's valuation was calculated.
1959 disasters in the United States (3 C, 4 P) F. 1950s fires in the United States (8 C) N. 1950s natural disasters in the United States (11 C) This page was ...
The flood of 1938 is considered a 50-year flood. [2] It caused $78 million of damage ($1.69 billion in 2023 dollars), [ 2 ] making it one of the costliest natural disasters in Los Angeles' history. [ 3 ]
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
1950s natural disasters in the United States (11 C) W. 1950s wildfires (6 P) Pages in category "1950s natural disasters"