Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017, was the deadliest hurricane recorded in the period since 1980 in the United States. It had a death toll of nearly 3,000, including direct and indirect deaths. Another two hurricanes from the 2017 season - Irma and Harvey - also made the ranking. Meanwhile hurricane Ian, which hit Florida and the Carolinas in 2022, was the most recent even to make the top ten.
Deadliest hurricanes in the United States from 1980 to 2022
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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. (October 4, 2022). Deadliest hurricanes in the United States from 1980 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1356183/deadliest-us-hurricanes-since-1980/
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