The 5 Deadliest Weather Events

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Cold Weather Kills:
Between 2006 and 2010, weather killed 10,649 people, a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published Wednesday, found (PDF).
Nearly two-thirds - 6,600 - of these deaths were attributed to the cold, researchers announced, contrary to statistics from the National Weather Service that point to heat as the deadliest weather pattern.


Heat:
Heat is the next-deadliest weather pattern, the CDC found. Between 2006 and 2010, it killed 3,332 people, researchers wrote after an examination of death certificate records.

Storms:
Isolated areas of the country experience the most storm deaths — a category that includes hurricanes, tornados, blizzards and torrential rains. In total from 2006 to 2010, 371 individuals died during these events, the CDC found.

Lightning:
During the dates studied, lightning killed 182 individuals. Lightning strikes are far more likely to kill men than women, numerous reports have found, as two-thirds of lightning strikes occur during recreational activities, such as fishing.

Floods:
From 2006 to 2010, 93 individuals died in floods. As with other forms of severe weather, men were more likely to die than woman, and people living in rural areas were more likely to be affected than those in cities.