RI
Rhode Island
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
13
Billion-Dollar Events
$102.0B
Total Economic Impact
5
Counties
68.07
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 5 counties
Hurricane
85.91
Avg Risk Score
Riverine Flooding
73.91
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
64.64
Avg Risk Score
Coastal Flooding
64.27
Avg Risk Score
Ice Storm
62.44
Avg Risk Score
Earthquake
59.33
Avg Risk Score
Landslide
59.24
Avg Risk Score
Drought
55.31
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
winter-storm
5 events
$8.2B
tropical-cyclone
4 events
$86.5B
severe-storm
3 events
$5.5B
flooding
1 events
$1.8B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Providence | 89.69 | 81.0% | |
| 2 | Washington | 75.02 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | Kent | 74.67 | 21.2% | |
| 4 | Newport | 59.88 | 27.9% | |
| 5 | Bristol | 41.08 | 13.3% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
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