Damage done by the 10 largest natural disasters
The statistic shows the damage done by the 10 largest natural disasters in 2008. The forest fires in the U.S. in 2008 caused total damage worth 2 billion U.S. dollars.
Sum of the total losses and insured losses of the 10 largest natural disasters worldwide in 2008
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Munich Re. (May 1, 2009). Sum of the total losses and insured losses of the 10 largest natural disasters worldwide in 2008 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264751/damage-of-the-10-largest-natural-disasters-worldwide-in-2008/
Munich Re. "Sum of the total losses and insured losses of the 10 largest natural disasters worldwide in 2008." Chart. May 1, 2009. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264751/damage-of-the-10-largest-natural-disasters-worldwide-in-2008/
Munich Re. (2009). Sum of the total losses and insured losses of the 10 largest natural disasters worldwide in 2008. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264751/damage-of-the-10-largest-natural-disasters-worldwide-in-2008/
Munich Re. "Sum of The Total Losses and Insured Losses of The 10 Largest Natural Disasters Worldwide in 2008." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2009, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264751/damage-of-the-10-largest-natural-disasters-worldwide-in-2008/
Munich Re, Sum of the total losses and insured losses of the 10 largest natural disasters worldwide in 2008 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264751/damage-of-the-10-largest-natural-disasters-worldwide-in-2008/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Sum of the total losses and insured losses of the 10 largest natural disasters worldwide in 2008 [Graph], Munich Re, May 1, 2009. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264751/damage-of-the-10-largest-natural-disasters-worldwide-in-2008/