Description:
Extreme weather accounts for many billions of dollars in damage every year in the United States. This online report presents a summary of damage suffered from hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, lightning and other weather events in the United States and its territories. Average annual financial losses are listed by rank (most damaging to least) and by state.

Organization:
National Center for Atmospheric Research

URL:
http://www.esig.ucar.edu/sourcebook/index.html

Contact:
rogerp@ucar.edu, Environmental and Societal Impacts Group, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, 80307-3000, Phone: (303) 497-8117; Fax: (303) 497-8125

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
General

Subject:
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Weather

Resource Type:
Internet Site

Date Added to teachearth.com:
2/9/01