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    Extreme cost MAJOR LOSS EVENTS OF 2011 55 fatalities, total losses of $15B, insured losses of $7B Canada: Wildfires: May Climate - 139 events Storms - 303 OVERALL LOSSES 2011 Hydrological Storms Devastating earthquakes in Japan and new Zealand, plus a number of extreme weather events, combined to cause over $590 billion in economic losses in 2011 -- almost two thirds more than the previous record year.

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    Extreme cost MAJOR LOSS EVENTS OF 2011 55 fatalities, total losses of $15B, insured losses of $7B Canada: Wildfires: May Climate - 139 events Storms - 303 OVERALL LOSSES 2011 Hydrological Storms Devastating earthquakes in Japan and new Zealand, plus a number of extreme weather events, combined to cause over $590 billion in economic losses in 2011 -- almost two thirds more than the previous record year.

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    MAJOR LOSS EVENTS OF 2011


    55 fatalities, total losses of $15B, insured losses of $7B Canada: Wildres: May Climate 139 events Storms 303

    IN MINUTES

    News and events visually OVERALL LOSSES 2011


    Hydrological Storms

    Devastating earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand, plus a number of extreme weather events, combined to cause over $590 billion in economic losses in 2011 almost two thirds more than the previous record year.
    Hydrological (ood, landslide) 303 Geological (earthquake, tsunami, volcano) 74

    $72B

    $65B

    $380B
    Geological

    U.S., Caribbean, Aug. 22-Sept. 2: Hurricane Irene

    $232B

    Climate

    France, Germany Switzerland: Winter Storm Joachim Nov.

    Thailand, Aug.-Nov.:
    Turkey: Earthquake Oct.

    $11B

    Floods 813 dead, losses $40B, insured $10B

    Japan, Mar. 11:


    Pakistan: Floods Aug.-Sept. Italy, France, Spain: Floods Nov. Somalia: Drought Oct. 2010-Oct.

    U.S.: Storms May Floods: Apr.-May Drought: Oct.-present Wildres: Apr., Sept.

    Earthquake, tsunami Up to 20,000 dead, losses $210B, insured $35-40B

    Guatemala, El Salvador: Landslides, oods Oct.

    Philippines: Tropical Storm Washi Dec. Australia: Cyclone Yasi Feb.

    U.S. Apr. 22-28: Storms,

    tornadoes 350 dead, losses $15B, insured $7.3B

    Brazil: Landslides, ash oods Jan.

    New Zealand, Feb. 22:


    Earthquake 181 fatalities, losses $16B, insured $13B

    Australia: Flash oods Jan. New Zealand: Earthquake June

    COST OF NATURAL DISASTERS 1980-2011 ($Billion 2011 values)


    300 1995: Kobe earthquake 200 Overall losses Insured losses 100 2005: Hurricane Katrina, Kashmir earthquake

    2008: Sichuan earthquake

    MOST COSTLY INSURED DISASTER LOSSES 2011*, $ billion


    Storms U.S. (Apr.) Storms U.S. (Apr.) Storms U.S. (Apr.) Floods Australia (Jan.) Hurricane Irene U.S. & others (Aug.) Storms, tornadoes U.S. & others (May) Storms, tornadoes U.S. (Apr.) Floods Tailand (Jul.) Earthquake N.Z. (Feb.)

    1.4 1.5 2 2.3 4.9 6.7 7.3 8-11 12

    Total economic losses to society due to disasters, in billion


    2010

    $226

    $350

    2011

    Total insured losses for the global insurance industry, in billion


    2010 $48

    $108 2011

    1980

    1985

    1990

    1995

    2000

    2005

    2010

    Earthquake, tsnami Japan (Mar.)

    35
    *Property and business interruption, excluding liability and life insurance losses
    SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY TARA CORRAN/QMI AGENCY

    Sources: Graphic News

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