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Natural disasters

September 13, 2011 posted by Joseph Candel

Do You Now Understand Why You Need To Prepare For Emergencies? This Has Been The Worst Year For Natural Disasters In U.S. History

There has been a natural disaster that has caused at least a billion dollars of damage inside the United States every single month so far this year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there have been 10 major disasters in the United States this year.

Natural disasters

August 29, 2011 posted by Joseph Candel

Signs of the Times: Natural Disasters Prevalent in 2011

The year 2011 began with a flood in Australia so vast it turned an area almost twice as large as Texas into a disaster zone. The first half of 2011 saw thousands of lives lost to natural disasters and made it the most expensive on record in terms of property damage.

Record for billion-dollar weather disasters tied

Natural disasters

August 23, 2011 posted by Joseph Candel

Record for billion-dollar weather disasters tied

With four months still to go in 2011, the United States has already tied its yearly record for the number of weather disasters with an economic loss of $1 billion or more, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.