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1. www.nature.com › articles › s41586/024/07945-5Mortality caused by tropical cyclones in the United States

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   Oct 2, 2024 · A large-scale evaluation of the long-term effects of tropical cyclones on human mortality in the contiguous United States estimates that the average tropical cyclone results in 7,000 ...

2. blog.ametsoc.org › 2023/08/08 › recent-trends-inRecent Trends in Tropical Cyclone Fatalities in the United States

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   Aug 8, 2023 · Note: Due to rounding, numbers may not add up to 100%. During the most recent 10-year period in the United States, about 57% of direct tropical cyclone deaths were due to drowning from freshwater (rainfall) flooding. Surf and rip current fatalities have become an increasing threat, making up about 15% of direct fatalities in the past decade.

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4. news.stanford.edu › stories › 2024Study links hurricanes to higher death rates long after ...

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   Oct 2, 2024 · New research reveals hurricanes and tropical storms in the United States cause a surge of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm hits. ... slow surge of cyclone-related deaths tends to be much ...

5. yaleclimateconnections.org › 2023 › 08What new data reveal about how hurricanes kill

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   Aug 9, 2023 · During the more recent period, Hurricane Ian in 2022 caused 41 of the 50 (82%) storm-surge-related deaths since 2013. And 2017’s Hurricane Harvey, despite causing more direct deaths than any hurricane included in the latest study, accounted for only 25% of all rainfall-induced flooding deaths over the past decade.

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6. weather.com › safety › hurricane88% of U.S. Deaths From Hurricanes, Tropical Storms Are From ...

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   Sep 13, 2021 · Percentage of U.S. deaths from tropical cyclones by cause from 1963 to 2012, based on a 2014 study. ... Storm surge is not simply a function of the maximum winds. Hurricane Ike was not a "major ...

7. www.nhc.noaa.gov › surgeStorm Surge Overview - National Hurricane Center

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   Storm surge is an abnormal water level rise generated by a storm over and above the predicted astronomical tide. Storm tide is the water level rise due to the combination of storm surge and the astronomical tide. This rise in water level can cause extreme flooding in coastal areas, particularly when storm surge coincides with normal high tide ...

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   How many cyclone deaths are caused by storm surge?

   • Though previous research concluded storm surge — seawater pushed ashore by the strong winds of a hurricane — accounted for nearly half of all U.S. tropical cyclone deaths from 1963-2012, since 2013 storm surge has been responsible for only about one in 10 direct hurricane fatalities.

   What new data reveal about how hurricanes kill

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   What causes tropical cyclone deaths?

   • Roughly half of all U.S. deaths from tropical cyclones are due to the storm surge, the rise in water levels from the tropical cyclone's winds piling water toward the coast just before and during landfall. Storm surge is not simply a function of the maximum winds.

   88% of U.S. Deaths From Hurricanes, Tropical Storms Are From Water, N…

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   What percentage of Hurricane deaths are caused by storm surge?

   • Storm surge and wind-related deaths account for 11% and 12% of the direct fatalities, respectively. Every hurricane is different, however. Hurricane Harvey in 2017 had the largest number of direct deaths—68, 65 of which were due to freshwater flooding in Texas—in the past decade.

   Recent Trends in Tropical Cyclone Fatalities in the United States

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   What percentage of tropical cyclone deaths are caused by flooding?

   • Note: Due to rounding, numbers may not add up to 100%. During the most recent 10-year period in the United States, about 57% of direct tropical cyclone deaths were due to drowning from freshwater (rainfall) flooding. Surf and rip current fatalities have become an increasing threat, making up about 15% of direct fatalities in the past decade.

   Recent Trends in Tropical Cyclone Fatalities in the United States

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   How many people die from tropical cyclones?

   • While the study finds that more than 3 in 100 deaths nationwide are related to tropical cyclones, the burden is far higher for certain groups, with Black individuals three times more likely to die after a hurricane than white individuals.

   Study links hurricanes to higher death rates long after storms pass

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   How many people died in a hurricane?

   • Every hurricane is different, however. Hurricane Harvey in 2017 had the largest number of direct deaths—68, 65 of which were due to freshwater flooding in Texas—in the past decade. Hurricane Ian (2022) was the second deadliest with 66 direct fatalities, 41 of which were due to storm surge in Florida.

   Recent Trends in Tropical Cyclone Fatalities in the United States

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9. www.noaa.gov › stories › storm-surge-deadliestStorm surge, the deadliest threat from tropical cyclones

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   May 10, 2019 · These storm surge hazard maps offsite link enable people living in hurricane-prone coastal areas to evaluate their risk of coastal flooding due to storm surge. And don’t forget, storm surge is not just a beachfront problem. The hazard extends many miles inland from the immediate coastline in some areas.