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National map: top disaster by state (2020)
Not all disasters are created equal—check which type of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster has occurred the most in your state.
National map: Number of Disasters by State (2020)
Can you guess which state has experienced the most billion-dollar climate disasters? See NOAA’s 40-year dataset
National: Bar graph of overall U.S. billion-dollar disasters by decade (2020)
The 2010s had the most billion-dollar disasters in 34 of 52 states and territories (65%)
State: Bar graph of billion-dollar disasters by decade (2020)
With four decades of disaster data, the trend is not our friend. Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters are rising in most states, even after adjusting for inflation
2020 Super Bowl: Sea Level Rise Flood Risk
All cities with NFL teams have warmed over the last 50 years due to climate change. And the stadium where the Super Bowl is being played could experience occasional flooding from sea level rise by 2070.
Australia Summer Heat
2019 was the hottest and driest year on record in Australia (100+ years of records)
2019 Billion Dollar Disasters: Weather and Climate Impacts by State Map
2019 marks the fifth straight year with at least ten U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters—showing the increasing cost of extreme weather as the climate warms.
2019 Billion Dollar Disasters: Weather and Climate Impacts Map
2019 marks the fifth straight year with at least ten U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters—showing the increasing cost of extreme weather as the climate warms.
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