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According to a study, over 400 seniors were found dead in Florida nursing homes during Hurricane Irma.
2020-10-13

Munich Re reports that the insurance industry faces record claims of US$135 billion from natural catastrophes, such as the Mexico earthquakes, South Asian floods, California wildfires and Atlantic hurricanes in 2017. Overall economic losses from natural disasters are estimated at the second highest amount since 2011.
2018-01-4

In Nicaragua, flooding from Tropical Storm Nate, kills at least fifteen people. In Costa Rica, the storm kills at least seven people with fifteen missing.
2017-10-5

Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Dominica as a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 km-h). Maria is the second category 5 hurricane to make landfall at that intensity in the 2017 season, making this and 2007 the only seasons on record to feature this occurrence.
2017-09-19

Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida as a category 4 hurricane, killing at least three people and knocking out power to over one million households.
2017-09-10

Hurricane Irma regains category 5 strength just before it makes landfall on Cuba's Camaguey Archipelago.
2017-09-8

Hurricane watches are issued for the state of Veracruz on Mexico's Gulf coast. Category 1 Katia (75 mph-120 km-h) is about 185 miles off the Mexican coast, slowly moving at 3 mph.
2017-09-6

Hurricane and storm surge watches are issued for Texas and Louisiana as the tropical system Harvey strengthens into a tropical depression and is predicted to bring both heavy rainfall and storm surge.
2017-08-23

Tropical Storm Cindy makes its way towards the eastern coasts of the Southern United States.
2017-06-20