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United States - number of natural disasters by type 2018
Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2018, by type
by Erin Duffin,
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Aug 1, 2019
This statistic shows the number of natural disasters in the United States in 2018, by type. In 2018, there was a total of 56 severe thunderstorms in the United States. In total, 108 natural disasters occurred that year in the U.S.
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Aug 1, 2019
This statistic shows the number of natural disasters in the United States in 2018, by type. In 2018, there was a total of 56 severe thunderstorms in the United States. In total, 108 natural disasters occurred that year in the U.S.
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