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Posted on May 24, 2011 | tags

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U.S.: In perspective: The possible costs of 2011’s U.S. natural disasters

$3B the estimated peak cost of the Joplin tornado, which hit on Sunday
$5B the estimated costs of the storms that slammed the South in April
$2.2B the estimated costs of the deliberate flooding on the Mississippi source

» A particularly deadly year for natural disasters: Before April, the weather was relatively calm, but then strong storms in the South and Plains states — complete with tornadoes and flooding — started hitting fast and furious. And with 482 killed by this year’s storms already, it’s been a year filled with heartbreak already.

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