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List of disasters by cost. Over $1 billion. Actual, and inflated to 2024 (unless otherwise stated) Event Cost ($ billion) Fatalities Type Year Nation(s) Actual Inflated Chernobyl disaster: $700 [6] $917.1 30–16,000: Contamination (Radioactive) 1986 Soviet Union (, , ) 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami + Fukushima nuclear disaster: $360 [7 ...
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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 U.S. experienced 15 disasters in the first nine months of 2022 that each caused at least US$1 billion in damage. Hurricane Ian is taking the largest toll of these disasters by far – but the ...
Since 1980, 100 billion-dollar disaster events have affected North Carolina as a result of 40 severe storms and 27 tropical cyclones, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
Marked by devastating hurricanes and cold snaps in the United States, 2021 proved the second-most costly year on record for the world's insurers, Munich Re said on Monday, warning that extreme ...
2020 natural disasters in the United States (2 C, 25 P) 2021 natural disasters in the United States (3 C, 21 P) 2022 natural disasters in the United States (5 C, 19 P)
In the past five years alone, natural disasters have wrought billions of dollars in costs and damages across the country — over $616 billion to be more precise. Just last year alone, there were ...