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Pages in category "Natural disasters in Texas" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Category: Disasters in Texas. 14 languages. ... Natural disasters in Texas (6 C, 16 P) S. School shootings in Texas (1 C, 7 P) T. Transportation disasters in Texas (3 ...
Southeast Texas, Texas, Louisiana, Southern United States: At the time, Ike was the costliest natural disaster in Texas history, after leaving behind $38 billion in damages in Texas alone. 2008 Hurricane: 53 $8.31 billion (2008 USD) Hurricane Gustav: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma: 2008 Tornado: 59 $1.2 billion
This year, climate disasters have already surpassed $1 billion… Since 1980, states concentrated in the South, like Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, have had the most climate disasters, causing ...
A family watches from their door as people assess damage from a tornado that struck Round Rock on March 21, 2022. As natural disasters become more severe in part due to climate change, insurance ...
The names of all the major hurricanes that impacted Texas during the 1980s were later retired by the World Meteorological Organization. [4] In contrast to the 1980s, during the 1990s only one hurricane, Hurricane Bret, made landfall on the Texas coast. [5] In the next decade five hurricanes would make landfall on Texas. [1]
Natural disasters go beyond wildfires in Texas. Flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, hail storms, sink holes, erosion and drought all take place throughout the Lone Star State.
[3]: 37 While many earthquakes in Texas have natural origins, many have been induced from the waste disposal of petroleum extraction, previously believed to be the byproduct of hydraulic fracturing, beginning with the Texas oil boom of the early 20th century. The average number of earthquakes per year with magnitudes greater than 3 increased ...