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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.
The 1976 National Emergencies Act implemented various legal requirements regarding emergencies declared by the President of the United States. [1] [2] As of March 2024, 84 emergencies have been declared; [3] 40 have expired and another 42 are currently in effect, each having been renewed annually by the president. [4] [5] [6]
List of disasters in Australia; List of disasters in Canada. List of disasters in Canada by death toll; List of disasters in Croatia; List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland; List of disasters in Haiti; Lists of disasters in Indonesia. List of disasters in Indonesia; List of earthquakes in Indonesia; List of natural disasters in Indonesia
List of countries by natural disaster risk; List of all known deadly earthquakes since 1900; List of disasters in Canada; List of disasters in Indonesia; List of disasters in the Philippines; List of disasters in Thailand; List of natural disasters in the British Isles; List of natural disasters in Haiti; List of natural disasters in New Zealand
The only exception to the state's gubernatorial declaration requirement occurs when an emergency or disaster takes place on federal property or to a federal asset—for example, the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or the Space Shuttle Columbia in the 2003 return-flight disaster.
In 2023, Floyd County was declared a disaster again for 14th time, starting in 2011. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded ...
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.
The U.S. has had a record 25 weather disasters so far in 2023, each of which caused at least $1 billion in damage — and a new NASA analysis suggests the year’s extreme weather events may be ...