The most devastating natural disaster in economic terms in the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Sorrowfully, many such losses often happen in a more common but equally deadly set of natural disasters—for example, a heatwave that struck Missouri, Kansas City, and St Louis in 1980.
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A tropical cyclone is a large-scale weather system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and intense thunderstorms. It is a type of cyclone that forms over warm tropical or subtropical ocean waters. Tropical cyclones are also known by different names in different regions, such as hurricanes in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwestern Pacific, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.
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The United States receives more than 1.2 thousand tornadoes yearly (4 times the amount seen in Europe). Damaging tornadoes rated EF4 or EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale happen more frequently in the U.S. than in any other nation. Over 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries in the U.S. are associated with tornadoes each year.
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The Global Seismic Hazard Map is a valuable tool used by scientists, engineers, policymakers, and planners to assess earthquake risk and seismic hazards on a global scale. It is a visual representation of the probability and intensity of earthquakes occurring in different regions around the world.
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Turkey’s diverse landscape is crisscrossed by active fault lines, making certain areas more prone to earthquakes. Discover which regions are at highest risk and understand the underlying causes of seismic activity.
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Hurricane Irma is an extremely powerful tropical cyclone that is currently making landfall in Cuba and is threatening the Southeastern
Read MoreThe path of every recorded Atlantic Hurricane since 1851 Source: portabledavers A map of all Western hemisphere hurricanes, color coded
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