10 Most Costly Natural Disaster

Question 1

What year was the New Zealand EQ

Answer 1

2011

Question 2

How much did the NZ EQ cost

Answer 2

$25.5b

Question 3

Where did the NZ EQ shake

Answer 3

city of Christchurch and the town of Lyttelton

Question 4

When was the US drought

Answer 4

2012

Question 5

How much did the US drought cost

Answer 5

$30b

Question 6

When were the Thailand Floods

Answer 6

2011

Question 7

How much did the Thailand floods cost

Answer 7

$42b

Question 8

What was the Thailand flood caused by

Answer 8

Record rainfall in monsoon season

Question 9

Where did the Thailand flood affect

Answer 9

65 of the 77 provinces with 8 being declared flood disaster zones

Question 10

When was Hurricane Irma

Answer 10

2017

Question 11

Where was Irma

Answer 11

Caribbean Islands and USA

Question 12

How much did Irma cost

Answer 12

$50b

Question 13

How many landfalls of Irma were in the Caribbean and what cat

Answer 13

4 across the northern Caribbean islands at category 5

Question 14

Where did Irma make landfall in the US

Answer 14

The Florida Keys as Cat 4 and southwestern region of Fl as cat 3

Question 15

When was hurricane Sandy

Answer 15

2012

Question 16

How much did Sandy cost

Answer 16

$70.2b

Question 17

Where did Sandy affect

Answer 17

East Coast of US

Question 18

Where did Sandy make landfall

Answer 18

New Jersey where it turned into a tropical storm just before hitting

Question 19

When was hurricane maria

Answer 19

2017

Question 20

how much did Maria cost

Answer 20

$90b

Question 21

Where did Maria affect

Answer 21

Dominica and Puerto Rica

Question 22

Explain the path of Maria

Answer 22

Hit Dominica as cat 5 and then reduced to cat 4 before hitting Puerto Rica

Question 23

When was the China earthquake

Answer 23

2008

Question 24

How much did the China EQ cost

Answer 24

$110b

Question 25

Where was the China EQ

Answer 25

Sichuan, a province in southwestern China

Question 26

What magnitude was the China EQ

Answer 26

7.9

Question 27

When was hurricane Harvey

Answer 27

2017

Question 28

How much was hurricane Harvey

Answer 28

$125b

Question 29

Where did Harvey hit

Answer 29

Category 4 storm, hit the Louisiana-Texas border.

Question 30

When was hurricane Katrina

Answer 30

2005

Question 31

how much did katrina cost

Answer 31

$161b

Question 32

Where did Katrina hit

Answer 32

a Category 3 storm, hit New Orleans, Louisiana

Question 33

What did Katrina lead to

Answer 33

it set of 59 tornadoes

Question 34

What caused Katrina to be so bad

Answer 34

Levee and floodwall failures

Question 35

When was the Japan EQ and Tsunami

Answer 35

2011

Question 36

How much did the Japan EQ and Tsunami cost

Answer 36

$195-305b

Question 37

Where in Japan was the EQ and Tsunami

Answer 37

Tohoku

Question 38

What magnitude was the Japan EQ

Answer 38

9

Question 39

What did the Japan EQ and Tsunami lead to

Answer 39

the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster