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Damage figure for U.S. only. At least 111 total deaths, with 37 in the continental U.S. and 12 in the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. 1988 Heat wave and Drought: 5,000 – 10,000 $120 billion (2014 USD) 1988-89 North American drought: Widespread; 45% of the nation affected Costliest natural disaster in the United States prior to Hurricane ...
Second-deadliest disaster in United States history. Deadliest drug epidemic in United States history. 700,000 [3] 1981 – present HIV/AIDS in the United States: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated. Third-deadliest disaster in United States history. 675,000 [4] 1918 – 1920 1918 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated.
A new government report shows just how frequent and costly natural disasters have become in the United States. According to scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, the U ...
From 2013 to 2023, U.S. insurance companies paid $655.7 billion in natural disaster claims with the $295.8 billion paid from 2020 to 2022 setting a record for a three-year period, [9] and after only the Philippines, the United States lost the largest share of its gross domestic product in 2022 of any country due to natural disasters while ...
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Those disasters include droughts, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires and extreme temperatures. Natural disasters have surged over the past two decades. And a new report from the United ...
This category includes articles on disasters in the United States. Articles should be placed in at least one 'type of disaster' subcategory and in the appropriate 'disaster by U.S. state' subcategory. Disasters that do not fit into an existing 'type of disaster' category remain in this category.
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 ...