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US wildfires in 2023 were roughly on par with the 10-year average, NOAA said, with more than 55,000 blazes in the past 12 months. Some 2.6 million acres were destroyed, way down from the 10-year ...
The current tally for billion-dollar extreme weather disasters in the US is hovering around 23 or 24 so far this year, according to Adam Smith, a climatologist with NOAA who helps compile the ...
(CNN International) Disasters and accidents. 2023 Hawaii wildfires. The death toll from the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, increases to 89, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. (The Independent) 2023 Pacific typhoon season. Hurricane Dora, which partially caused the wildfires in Hawaii, becomes a Pacific typhoon.
And two dozen billion-dollar extreme weather disasters have already occurred in the US in 2024, CNN previously reported, a number that is straining FEMA’s disaster relief funding.
Pages in category "2023 natural disasters in the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
(Global News) Disasters and accidents. 2023 Murrieta plane crash. A plane crashes in Murrieta, California, United States, killing all six people aboard. One person is killed and seven others are missing due to a landslide that buried a highway in Yichang, Hubei, China.
Derna is prone to flooding, and its dam reservoirs have caused at least five deadly floods since 1942, the latest of which was in 2011, according to a research paper published by Libya’s Sebha ...
In December 2023, an atmospheric river caused flooding in the Pacific Northwest. [1] Rainfall and temperature records were set in the U.S. state of Washington. [2] Two deaths have been attributed to this flood. [3] One person died in Portland. [4]