Causing economic losses of over 45 billion U.S. dollars (CPI-adjusted), the Great Flood of 1993 was one of the most devastating in U.S. history. With the Midwest frequently flooded, the incidence of flooding events in the North American country is expected to worsen over the next century. In 2023 alone, there were four billion-dollar flooding events across the United States.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (January 9, 2024). Major flooding events in the United States from 1980 to 2023, by economic cost (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1116782/major-floods-us-economic-cost/
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