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Rhode Island
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
12
Billion-Dollar Events
$9.1B
Total Economic Impact
5
Counties
68.07
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 5 counties
Tropical Cyclone
85.91
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
73.91
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
64.64
Avg Risk Score
CFLD
64.27
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
62.44
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
59.33
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Winter Storm
5 events
$0.6B
Tropical Cyclone
4 events
$7.8B
Severe Storm
2 events
$0.5B
Flooding
1 events
$0.3B
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 | Providence | 89.69 | 7893.0% | |
| 2 | Washington | 75.02 | 1257.0% | |
| 3 | Kent | 74.67 | 2183.0% | |
| 4 | Newport | 59.88 | 3027.0% | |
| 5 | Bristol | 41.08 | 1544.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
Jun 2024
$0.3B
Winter Storm
Jan 2018
$0.1B
1 fatalities
Winter Storm
Feb 2015
$0.2B
1 fatalities
Tropical Cyclone
Oct 2012
$5.0B
12 fatalities
Tropical Cyclone
Aug 2011
$1.5B
5 fatalities
Flooding
Mar 2010
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2007
$0.1B
Tropical Cyclone
Sep 1999
$0.5B
5 fatalities
Winter Storm
Jan 1994
$0.1B
3 fatalities
Winter Storm
Dec 1992
$0.2B
1 fatalities
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