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The largest and the third-most destructive wildfire season on record in California. [16] [15] 2020 Derecho: 4 $11 billion August 2020 Midwest derecho: Midwestern United States: The severe derecho affected the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The derecho caused high winds and spawned an outbreak of a couple tornadoes.
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A natural disaster is the highly harmful impact on a society or community following a natural hazard event. These lists are lists of natural disasters: List of avalanches; List of blizzards; List of derecho events; List of droughts; Lists of earthquakes; List of fires. List of wildfires; List of California wildfires; List of floods. History of ...
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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 category includes articles on disasters in the United States by U.S. state in which they occurred. Disasters not identified by state, such as those occurring in waters of the Great Lakes, are not included in this category.
This category includes articles on natural disasters in the United States. Articles should be placed in at least one 'type of natural disaster' subcategory and in the appropriate 'natural disaster by U.S. state' subcategory. Disasters that do not fit into an existing 'type of natural disaster' category remain in this category.
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.