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Comparisons data day: OWID - Lives lost in natural disasters

By Water Resources Mission Area
An alluvial diagram showing the number of deaths due to natural disasters in the United States over the past 50 years
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An alluvial diagram showing the number of deaths due to natural disasters in the United States over the past 50 years (1972 – 2022). The data include deaths due to eight types of natural disasters: wildfires, drought, extreme temperatures, landslides, volcanic activity, earthquakes, storms, and floods

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Public Domain.