U.S.: In perspective: The possible costs of 2011′s U.S. natural disasters
- $3B the estimated peak cost of the Joplin tornado, which hit on Sunday
- $5B the estimated costs of the storms that slammed the South in April
- $2.2B the estimated costs of the deliberate flooding on the Mississippi source
- » A particularly deadly year for natural disasters: Before April, the weather was relatively calm, but then strong storms in the South and Plains states — complete with tornadoes and flooding — started hitting fast and furious. And with 482 killed by this year’s storms already, it’s been a year filled with heartbreak already.
