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#9: The Year’s Worst Natural Disasters

In 2011, at least 10 major weather disasters struck the United States alone, inflicting more than $45 billion in damages. Here, a survey of the epic floods, droughts, and other natural calamities that terrorized the planet.

By Katie Palmer
Dec 20, 2011 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 4:28 AM
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AUSTRALIA///FLOODING Following a long drought, heavy rains in December 2010 and January 2011 caused devastating floods in the state of Queensland, destroying crops and killing 35.

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