5. $23.5
Billion
In damages caused by
twisters & other storms
593
Lives lost within the first 6
months, making it the
deadliest tornado year
since 1953
160Lives lost in Joplin, MO
Recorded as the deadliest
single tornado since 1947
6. United States - 2011 Annual Tornado Report
7,000
5,250
3,500
1,750
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of Tornadoes
Total Number of Tornadoes in 2011: 29,996
10. United States - 2011 Annual Hurricane Report
8
6
4
2
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of Hurricanes
Total Number of Hurricanes in 2011: 20
12. 8
major natural disasters
declared this year due to
snowfall
29.5’’ 40’’
A whole winter’s worth
of snow fell in CT
of snow fell in one
Just in January
month in Kansas
13. $2 & 36
BILLION DEATHS
The Groundhog Day blizzard
dumped almost 2 feet of
snow on Chicago and
brought the city to a standstill
16. 6.9 Million Acres
Burned across the country in the first 6
months, breaking the record by nearly 1
million acres
Southwest wildfire suppression costs estimated at
$1 Million Per Day
during the spring and summer
17. 2,500
FIREFIGHTERS
brought in to fight
Arizona’s 2nd
largest wildfire
ever
= 100 firemen
20. 13,000
4 - 4.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKES
The USGS estimates that several million
quakes occur each year. The NEIC now
locates about 50 earthquakes each day
(about 20,000 a year) worldwide
