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Aug 19, 2021 · Children are more vulnerable to climate and environmental shocks than adults for a number of reasons including physical and physiological vulnerability and an increased risk of death. And many children live in areas that experience multiple, overlapping climate and environmental hazards.
Sep 2, 2021 · WASHINGTON (Sept. 2, 2021) — A new EPA analysis released today shows that the most severe harms from climate change fall disproportionately upon underserved communities who are least able to prepare for, and recover from, heat waves, poor air quality, flooding, and other impacts.
Apr 18, 2023 · The NWS Office of Climate, Water and Weather Services and the National Climatic Data Center compiled this Summary of U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics from Storm Data, a report comprising statistics from NWS forecast offices in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
Aug 19, 2021 · An estimated 850 million children – 1 in 3 worldwide – live in areas where at least four of these climate and environmental shocks overlap. As many as 330 million children – 1 in 7 worldwide – live in areas affected by at least five major shocks.
- Overview on natural disasters in the United States. United States - number of natural disasters by type 2019. United States - fatalities due to natural disasters 2019.
- The most significant natural disasters in the United States since 1900. Natural disasters in the U.S. 1900-2016, by type. Natural disasters in the U.S. that caused the most fatalities 1900-2016.
- Earthquakes. U.S. geology - number of earthquakes from 2000-2012. Number of earthquakes in the United States by magnitude from 2005 to 2012. Number of strong earthquakes in the U.S. by state.
- Storms and Floods. Tropical cyclones in the U.S. - number from 1995 to 2019. Number of hurricanes which affected the continental United States 1851-2019. Tropical storms in the U.S.
Aug 20, 2021 · Highlights. The climate crisis is a child rights crisis presents the Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI), which uses data to generate new global evidence on how many children are currently exposed to climate and environmental hazards, shocks and stresses.
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NOTES: A total of 19,920 deaths occurred in children under age 1 year in the United States in 2021, with an infant mortality rate of 543.6 infant deaths per 100,000 live births. The 10 leading causes of infant death in 2021 accounted for 66.2% of all U.S. infant deaths.
