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Drought Home • Drought Basics • Responding to Drought
While droughts tend to be less spectacular than other types of natural disasters, they actually affect more people in North America than any other type of natural hazard. In addition, droughts are more costly to the United States than any other type of disaster, with losses of $6 to $8 billion every year.
No region in North America is immune to droughts, and at least one region in the United States experiences drought in any given year.
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