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189 total deaths, with 31 in American Samoa. 2008 Hurricane: 113 $38 billion (2008 USD) Hurricane Ike: 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 ...
According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, in 2021 there were 20 natural disasters exceeding $1 billion in damage each. With this increase in disasters, government aid is ...
Hurricanes and natural disasters are devastating workers across America—Here’s how managers can show up for employees Brit Morse Updated November 12, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Residents of Florida's tiny Cedar Key reel after repeated hurricanes. In the face of more frequent, severe storms is it worth rebuilding?
This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U.S. citizens were killed. Domestic deaths due to war in America are included except the American Civil War.
The 2021 Pacific Northwest floods were a series of floods that affected British Columbia, Canada, and parts of neighboring Washington state in the United States. The flooding and numerous mass wasting events were caused by a Pineapple Express, a type of atmospheric river, which brought heavy rain to parts of southern British Columbia and northwestern United States.
Wildfires have torched parts of Maui before, but never anything as devastating as the ones that tore through Lahaina last week.
This category includes articles on natural disasters in the United States. Articles should be placed in at least one 'type of natural disaster' subcategory and in the appropriate 'natural disaster by U.S. state' subcategory. Disasters that do not fit into an existing 'type of natural disaster' category remain in this category.