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Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The fires claimed at least 14 lives, [5] [6] injured 190, [7] and is one of the largest natural disasters in the history of Tennessee. [8] [9] [10]
Cyclones. Extratropical cyclone. European windstorms; Australian East Coast Low "Medicane", Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones Polar cyclone; Tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, typhoon, or just "cyclone"
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.
Costliest natural disaster in the United States prior to Hurricane Katrina. 1988 Wildfire: 2 $240 million Yellowstone fires of 1988: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 793,880 acres (36% of the park) was burned in the fires started by lightning. 1985 Hurricane: 9 $1.3 billion Hurricane Elena: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas ...
A 2022 USA TODAY investigation warned the United States is facing a climate catastrophe as natural disasters accelerate: Since 1980, the U.S. has typically suffered eight disasters a year with ...
2024 natural disasters in the United States (5 C, 24 P) V. Volcanic eruptions in 2024 (1 P) W. 2024 wildfires (2 C, 37 P) Pages in category "2024 natural disasters"
This category is for articles about historic impacts of natural hazards. Natural disasters, like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, are caused by the phenomena found in Category:Natural hazards, like earthquakes.
The disaster caused damage to property in an area of 116,766 square metres (1,256,860 sq ft). [ 1 ] : 19 Accessibility between communities was lost: eight pedestrian roads and bridges connecting Kamayama and Kaningo took moderate or severe damage, and two road bridges on the Regent river channel were impacted; in total, the damages to pathways ...