| Number Of World Natural Disaster Events By Peril, 2018 (1) |
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| Peril |
Number of events |
| Flooding |
116 |
| Severe weather (2) |
112 |
| Earthquake |
58 |
| Tropical cyclone |
52 |
| Winter weather |
26 |
| Drought |
12 |
| Wildfire |
11 |
| European windstorm |
10 |
| Other |
10 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least US$25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. As of September 13, 2019.
(2)Includes severe convective storms such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and hailstorms, straight-line winds and flooding that could occur with these storms.
Source: Aon. |
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