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Georgia
United States of America · North America
Georgia is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 4 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- LandslideMedium
- EarthquakeLow
- TsunamiLow
- Water ScarcityLow
Tropical Cyclones
- 2024Hurricane HeleneCat. 4
- 2018Hurricane MichaelCat. 5
- 1985Hurricane KateCat. 3
- 1979Hurricane DavidCat. 5
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002