Disaster declarations climb

Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton re-election G.W. Bush re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 :. 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993 II 1994I 1995 II DECLARED 1996 I DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002 2003I 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009III 2010II 2011 I I April 28 I Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996I DISASTERS 1997 I 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan. 261 Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010 III 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. Vock Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton re-election G.W. Bush re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 :. 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993 II 1994I 1995 II DECLARED 1996 I DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002 2003I 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009III 2010II 2011 I I April 28 I Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996I DISASTERS 1997 I 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan. 261 Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010 III 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. Vock Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton re-election G.W. Bush re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 :. 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993 II 1994I 1995 II DECLARED 1996 I DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002 2003I 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009III 2010II 2011 I I April 28 I Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996I DISASTERS 1997 I 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan. 261 Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010 III 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. Vock Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton re-election G.W. Bush re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 :. 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993 II 1994I 1995 II DECLARED 1996 I DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002 2003I 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009III 2010II 2011 I I April 28 I Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996I DISASTERS 1997 I 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan. 261 Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010 III 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. Vock Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton re-election G.W. Bush re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 :. 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993 II 1994I 1995 II DECLARED 1996 I DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002 2003I 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009III 2010II 2011 I I April 28 I Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996I DISASTERS 1997 I 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan. 261 Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010 III 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. Vock Disaster declarations climb The last few years have seen a surge in presidential disaster declarations. Previous spikes coincided with the re-election years of incumbent presidents. 100 Clinton re-election G.W. Bush re-election 75 G.H.W. Bush re-election 50 2010 2011* 1991-2011 OKLAHOMA 2011: Breaking the record 40 :. 1991 2011 breaks the record for disaster 1992 declarations in one year-with three months left to go. 1993 II 1994I 1995 II DECLARED 1996 I DISASTERS 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 I 2002 2003I 2004 Aug. 27 I Hurricane Irene PR, NC, NY, NJ, VT, CT, VA, 2005 2006 MD, PA, NH, RI, MA, ME 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1991-2011 TENNESSEE July 7, Sept. 9 Wildfires 34 1991 1992 1993 TEXAS 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996 DISASTERS 1997 1998 2000 2001 May 91 Severe flooding MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI 2002 2003 II 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008I 2009III 2010II 2011 I I April 28 I Tornado ALABAMA 1991-2011 NORTH DAKOTA 27 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 DECLARED 1996I DISASTERS 1997 I 1998 April 8I Tsunamı HAWAII, CALIFORNIA 1999 2000 I 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan. 261 Winter storm, flooding CALIFORNIA 2010 III 2011 Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Photos courtesy of FEMA, NOAA and the Texas Forest Service Stateline infographic by Carla Uriona, Mary Mahling and Daniel C. 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