110 to 140 people are killed a year by hurricanes
It varies widely. Many hurricanes do not kill anyone. Death tolls in the hundreds happen every few years and some have killed thousands, even tens of thousands.
a tiny fraction of the number killed by guns
Chile did not have any hurricanes in 2010. It had an earthquake which killed 525 people.
Unfortunately in 2007 there was not enough hurricanes to get to the name Shelby on the hurricane name list. There was to hurricane Shelby so no one got killed.
Hurricanes are scary and deadly storms. In 1984 Hurricane Diane killed 184 people, damaged 14,000 homes and destroyed 813 other houses.
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numerous people are killed there can't be an exact number of people.
It varies widely. Many hurricanes do not kill anyone. Death tolls in the hundreds happen every few years and some have killed thousands, even tens of thousands.
a tiny fraction of the number killed by guns
Chile did not have any hurricanes in 2010. It had an earthquake which killed 525 people.
Hurricanes and tornadoes can damage or destroy homes, businesses, crops, and livestock. People may be killed or injured. Many people loose electricity.
a estamated 1,836 people were killed
Unfortunately in 2007 there was not enough hurricanes to get to the name Shelby on the hurricane name list. There was to hurricane Shelby so no one got killed.
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There was no Hurricane Galveston. However, there was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, called such because it hit Galveston, Texas in the time before hurricanes were named. That hurricane killed at least 8,000 people. Possibly as many a 12,000.
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Both hurricanes and tornadoescan be very destructive. Hurricanes can inundate large areas and the worst tornadoes can tear swaths of complete destruction through communites. People may be killed and many more may be injured.