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World's worst natural disasters since 1900; Earthquake Hazards Program – USGS; EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database managed by the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters; Disasters Database Report from Emergency Management Australia
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.
$1–5 million (1863) It was the worst civil unrest in modern U.S. history. Required diverting Union Army troops from the front to put down. 119 1924 Benwood mine disaster: Accident – coal mine Benwood, West Virginia: 119 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire: Fire (building) Atlanta, Georgia: 119 1951 West Frankfort, Illinois: Accident – coal mine
Likely one of the best-known natural disasters on this list, Hurricane Katrina was a Category 3 storm that included recorded winds of 100 to 140 mph. Katrina pounded some 400 miles of land with ...
When considering the costs of property damage from extreme weather-related disasters between 1980 and the fall of 2023, New Jersey ranked firmly in the nation's top 10, according to the National ...
Top 5 states hit with the most hurricanes over the decades Here are the top five states most often hit by hurricanes. The list does not include 2024's stats which will be tallied when the season ends.
$5.3 billion 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes: California, Nevada, Arizona: Three earthquakes struck California between July 4 and July 5. The main earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude, as two others were 5.4 and 6.4 magnitudes. At least one was killed and several others were injured. The main earthquake was the strongest earthquake to hit the region in ...
Last year, 688 people were killed in 20 major weather and climate disasters in the U.S., according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These 20 events cost ...