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OBSERVED FREQUENCY |
OBSERVED INTENSITY |
DOCUMENTED SOCIETAL IMPACTS |
POSSIBLE CAUSES OF TRENDS IN IMPACTS |
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FLOODS |
Weak |
 |
Deaths
|
Land Use
Population Shifts Changes in Climate(?) |
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TORNADOES |
 Strong
|
|
 Deaths
|
Warning Time
Mobile Homes |
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HURRICANES |
Intense
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|
Deaths
|
Coastal Development
Population Growth |
|
EXTREME TEMP |
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|
Deaths
|
Aging Population
Heat Island |
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WINTER STORMS |
|
|
 Deaths
|
|
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LIGHTNING |
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|
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Infrustructure
Recreation |
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HAIL |
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|
Damages |
Agriculture
Urbanization |