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The impact of weather
- The United States is the most severe weather prone country in the world.
- Each year, people in this country cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,200 tornadoes and two landfalling hurricanes.
- 90% of all presidentially declared disasters are weather-related, causing 500 deaths each year and nearly $14 billion in damage.