TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Loss of life in the United States associated with recent atlantic tropical cyclones
JO  - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
A1  - Rappaport, Edward N.
SP  - 2065
EP  - 2073
VL  - 81
IS  - 9
N2  - A database was established for the period 1970-99 to assess the threat to life in the contiguous United States and adjacent coastal waters from Atlantic tropical cyclones. Freshwater floods caused more than one-half of the 600 U.S. drowning deaths directly associated with tropical cyclones or their remnants during that 30-year period. More than three-quarters of the victims under age 13 died in rain-induced floods. Most fatalities occurred in inland counties. Storm surge losses were significantly (but perhaps only temporarily) less than in previous periods of comparable length. This paper presents a statistical summary of the casualties, explores reasons for the losses, and reviews efforts to mitigate the threats.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-0007
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(2000)081<2065:LOLITU>2.3.CO;2
ID  - ref1
ER  -