Chasing Tornadoes With Joshua Wurman
Tornadoes killed 67 people in the US in 2025 in 23 killer tornadoes, final NOAA Storm Prediction Center data show.
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Heat Kills More Americans Than Tornadoes or Floods
NWS 2015 to 2024 average deaths a year: heat 273, flood 114, tornado 48, lightning 20.
How Often Do Major Earthquakes Strike?
By records since about 1900, USGS expects about 16 major earthquakes worldwide in any given year: 15 in the magnitude 7 range and one of 8.0 or greater.