In 2022, there was a total of 62 severe thunderstorms in the United States. In total, 119 natural disasters occurred that year in the United States.
Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2022, by type
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Overview on natural disasters in the United States
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- Premium Statistic Number of natural disasters in U.S. 2022, by type
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- Basic Statistic Fatalities caused by natural disasters in the U.S. 1900-2016, by disaster type
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The most significant natural disasters in the United States since 1900
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- Basic Statistic Natural disasters in the U.S. 1900-2016, by type
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Earthquakes
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Storms and Floods
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Extreme weather and droughts
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- Basic Statistic Extreme weather in the U.S. - number of fatalities 1995-2022
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Wildland Fire
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Insurance Information Institute. (January 30, 2023). Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216819/natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute. "Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2022, by type." Chart. January 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216819/natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute. (2023). Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216819/natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute. "Number of Natural Disasters in The United States in 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216819/natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/
Insurance Information Institute, Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2022, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216819/natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Number of natural disasters in the United States in 2022, by type [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, January 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216819/natural-disasters-in-the-united-states/