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Scenarios in which a global catastrophic risk creates harm have been widely discussed. Some sources of catastrophic risk are anthropogenic (caused by humans), such as global warming, [1] environmental degradation, and nuclear war. [2] Others are non-anthropogenic or natural, such as meteor impacts or supervolcanoes.
2023 natural disasters in the United States (4 C, 24 P) Pages in category "2023 disasters in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
26 December 2023 2023 Dancheon train disaster: Tanchon, North Korea: 383+ 20 February 2002 Al Ayatt train disaster: Egypt: 370 27 December 1944 Stará Kremnička derailment [137] Stará Kremnička, Slovakia: 360 9 July 1981 1981 Chengdu-Kunming rail crash: Ganluo County, China: 358 20 August 1995 Firozabad rail disaster: Firozabad, Uttar ...
2023 Hurricane: 7 (+3 indirect) $2.2-5 billion Hurricane Idalia: Florida: 2023 Wildfire: 110 ~$6 billion (as of August 12) 2023 Hawaii wildfires: Hawaii: 2023 Tornado outbreak: 33 $4.3 billion Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023: Southern United States, Midwestern United States: 2023 Tornado outbreak: 25 $1.9 billion Tornado outbreak ...
The global weather phenomenon El Niño, in which surface waters are abnormally warm in the eastern tropical Pacific, was a major player in many of the top weather events in 2023.
19 April 2023: Sanaa stampede: Yemen: Sanaa: Armed Houthis fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control during a Ramadan charity distribution event and hit an electrical wire, which exploded and caused panic among those waiting. More than 300 others were injured. [162] [163] 12: 20 May 2023: San Salvador crowd crush: El Salvador: San Salvador
Meanwhile, the overdose death rate for psychostimulants with abuse potential, which includes methamphetamine, increased from 10.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2022 to 10.6 deaths in 2023. The death rate ...
The most powerful, or EF-5, have winds above 200 mph and usually cause catastrophic damage. The tornado that flattened a swath of Iowa in May was an EF-4 tornado, and one of the deadliest of 2024.