NV
Nevada
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
13
Billion-Dollar Events
$8.6B
Total Economic Impact
17
Counties
67.77
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 17 counties
ERQK
85.21
Avg Risk Score
Wildfire
82.96
Avg Risk Score
Drought
82.19
Avg Risk Score
LNDS
62.54
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
50.15
Avg Risk Score
AVLN
39.9
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Drought
5 events
$6.3B
Wildfire
4 events
$0.8B
Flooding
3 events
$1.4B
Severe Storm
1 events
$0.1B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark | 99.3 | 8565.0% | |
| 2 | Washoe | 98.63 | 6744.0% | |
| 3 | Elko | 92.84 | 5751.0% | |
| 4 | Carson City | 90.55 | 8504.0% | |
| 5 | Lyon | 87.85 | 5863.0% | |
| 6 | Douglas | 87.27 | 2037.0% | |
| 7 | Humboldt | 82.98 | 6079.0% | |
| 8 | Nye | 78.91 | 8176.0% | |
| 9 | Churchill | 73.4 | 6219.0% | |
| 10 | Lander | 60.74 | 6999.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Drought
Jan 2022
$3.5B
22 fatalities
Flooding
Jan 2021
$0.6B
1 fatalities
Drought
Jan 2015
$0.5B
Drought
Mar 2013
$0.5B
2 fatalities
Wildfire
Jun 2012
$0.2B
1 fatalities
Drought
Jan 2012
$1.5B
6 fatalities
Wildfire
Sep 2008
$0.1B
1 fatalities
Wildfire
Jun 2007
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Flooding
Jan 1997
$0.6B
7 fatalities
Wildfire
Jun 1994
$0.1B
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