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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 ...
It started with a bang at 3 a.m. Monday as the residents of Derna were sleeping. One dam burst, then a second, sending a huge wave of water gushing down through the mountains towards the coastal ...
“In the 1980s there were about 3 months between billion-dollar disaster events, but over the last decade we are experiencing them every 3 weeks,” Smith told CNN in an email.
2023 Hurricane: 7 (+3 indirect) $2.2-5 billion Hurricane Idalia: Florida: 2023 Wildfire: 110 ~$6 billion (as of August 12) 2023 Hawaii wildfires: Hawaii: 2023 Tornado outbreak: 33 $4.3 billion Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023: Southern United States, Midwestern United States: 2023 Tornado outbreak: 25 $1.9 billion Tornado outbreak ...
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 .
(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.
The impacts of a rapidly warming climate are being felt in every corner of the US and will worsen over the next 10 years as planet-warming pollution continues to rise, according to a stark new ...
Disasters and accidents. 2023 Paris explosion. Around 50 people are injured and one is missing after an explosion and fire on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris, France. 2023 Canary Islands migrant boat disaster. At least 35 people are missing after a dinghy carrying migrants sinks off the coast of the Canary Islands, Spain.