Category: Natural Disaster
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What Are the Most Common Causes of Water Damage?
Many people love the Beaver State for its beautiful coastline, majestic mountains, and lush green forests. However, living in this verdant paradise comes at a cost: water, or water damage to be precise. You might associate water damage in Oregon with catastrophic river floods that typically make the nightly news. However, water damage isn’t always…
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What Was the Worst Natural Disaster in New Jersey?
When it comes to natural disasters, New Jersey primarily experiences blizzards, wildfires, river flooding, occasional droughts, and coastal storms. While rare, it does have its share of large-scale disasters that make it into history accounts and records, for instance, the Great Blizzard of 1888, the Ash Wednesday Nor’easter of 1962, and Hurricane Ida in 2021. …
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Worst States for Natural Disasters
The states most prone to natural disasters are California, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, Florida, New York, New Mexico, Alabama, Colorado, Oregon, and Louisiana. Living in the Northeast region of the United States, surrounded by the Great Lakes with our Canadian neighbors close by, we have been fairly isolated from the effects of severe natural disasters. Sure,…
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USA Wildfire Statistics by State
California has recently had the most properties at risk of wildfire damage by a significant margin. Although they are not the only state in danger. Unfortunately, my “home away from home” state of North Carolina also made the wildfire list at number three. According to The World Population Review, “Wildfires vary in size depending upon…
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What Was the Worst Natural Disaster in Mississippi?
Mississippi is prone to several natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, extreme heat, ice storms and winter weather. This vulnerability is due to its geographical location along the Gulf Coast. The state issues two disaster declarations per year, on average, with The Mississippi Independent reporting that the Magnolia State ranks second in disaster declarations…
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Is Vancouver Prone to Wildfires?
Do fires claim Vancouver as their victim? Well, for starters, Vancouver, British Columbia, is most commonly known as “Raincouver” or “Rain City” because of its high rainfall. The city, which ranks as the ninth rainiest city in Canada, receives an average of 182 mm of precipitation during its wettest months of November to December. However,…
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Does Millsboro Delaware Flood?
Yes, Millsboro, Delaware floods because when it comes to natural disasters, the state of Delaware gets hit by hurricanes, tropical storms, and nor’easters the most. Aside from these, another top hazard that the state has to prepare for is coastal flooding. Delaware is the lowest-lying state in the country, with a mean elevation of 60…
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Mold in Seattle
With the enormous amount of water from all the rain Seattle, Washington receives, it must be particularly important to be vigilant in ensuring that their homes are properly sealed and dry, because dampness in a home can cause a plethora of health problems, especially for those who suffer from respiratory conditions. Typically, if dampness is…
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Does Houston Get Ice Storms?
When it comes to natural disasters in Houston, it’s common to hear about extreme heat, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding. But, every few years, the Texan city of Houston also deals with ice storms. While major events are rare in the city and the rest of Southeast Texas, when ice storms hit the region, they…
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When was the Last Tsunami in BC
When I heard about a lake tsunami in BC, I was shocked and maybe a little concerned. If a large inland lake can succumb to the effects of a tsunami, then living in Michigan, with the Great Lakes surrounding us, could pose a serious threat. Naturally, I assume floods in British Columbia were a result…