Here's How the Deadliest Hurricanes Stack Up Against One Another

With the events of late, It's hard to disregard the relevance of human activity—particularly the creation of greenhouse gasses from burning fossil fuels— in accelerating climate change, which could be the cause of stronger storms.

The destruction caused by the recent hurricanes made it clear that there's more work to be done to improve infrastructure for coastal cities to withstand future environmental disasters. For centuries, US coastal cities have taken the brunt of severe weather from hurricanes and tropical storms. Some of the worst storms are so old that they pre-date the year that the government began naming hurricanes in 1953, and are just referenced by location and year.

Check out the info below to see just how hurricanes compare to one another in deadliness and costliness.

Although the Hurricane Harvey storms may have ended, and Hurricane Irma is dying down, the recovery efforts to get these affected regions back on their feet is still underway. Here's how you can contribute to long term relief efforts following both Harvey and Irma that will directly benefit people in need.

Also, stay up to date on what your local leaders are doing to reduce climate change and its possible effects on more harmful storms. The Sierra Club is leading a campaign to get mayors to commit to transitioning their towns and cities from dirty fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Here's how you can encourage your mayor to join more than 150 other cities in switching to 100 percent green energy.