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The Top 5 Costliest Types of Natural Disasters in the United States
| Natural Disaster Type | Number of Events (% frequency) |
CPI-Adjusted Loss (% Total Loss) |
Average Event Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropical Cyclone | 34 (20%) |
$530 billion (50.9%) |
$15.6 billion |
| 2 | Drought | 21 (12.4%) |
$199 billion (19.1%) |
$9.5 billion |
| 3 | Severe Storm | 65 (38.2%) |
$143 billion (13.7%) |
$2.2 billion |
| 4 | Flooding | 19 (11.2%) |
$86 billion (8.3%) |
$4.5 billion |
| 5 | Winter Storm | 12 (7.1%) |
$35 billion (3.4%) |
$2.9 billion |
Tags:
Planet Earth, Weather Statistics, Natural Disasters, The United States
Sources: Smith, A., & J. Matthews, 2015: Quantifying Uncertainty and Variable Sensitivity within the U.S. Billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disaster Cost Estimates
List Notes: Data is the top 5 costliest types of natural disasters in the United States between the years 1980 and 2013 adjusted for inflation.
Sources: Smith, A., & J. Matthews, 2015: Quantifying Uncertainty and Variable Sensitivity within the U.S. Billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disaster Cost Estimates
List Notes: Data is the top 5 costliest types of natural disasters in the United States between the years 1980 and 2013 adjusted for inflation.
