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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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Second-deadliest disaster in United States history. Deadliest drug epidemic in United States history. 700,000 [3] 1981 – present HIV/AIDS in the United States: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated. Third-deadliest disaster in United States history. 675,000 [4] 1918 – 1920 1918 influenza pandemic: Pandemic Nationwide Fatalities estimated.
The most expensive natural disaster is the 2011 TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami, ... United States: Costa Concordia disaster: $2 [246] $2.7 33 Maritime disaster
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 is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
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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.