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Table 3 Effect of fatality corrections in SHELDUS

From: Spatial patterns of natural hazards mortality in the United States

Event Type

SHELDUS

Mortality Database

Total

Increase

Lightning

517

1,744

2,261

77%

Winter Weather

2,306

1,306

3,612

36%

Severe Weather

2,402

1,360

3,762

36%

Coastal

357

99

456

22%

Flooding

2,188

600

2,788

22%

Heat/Drought

3,227

679

3,906

17%

Tornado

2,006

308

2,314

13%

Mass Movement

154

16

170

9%

Hurricane/Trop. St.

279

25

304

8%

Geophysical

302

0

302

0%

Wildfire

84

0

84

0%

Totals

13,821

6,137

19,958

31%