Milestone Project Capstone module Data Science course - Coursera.

Final project of the course data science.

In this report we aim to answer some basic questions about severe weather events. Specifically, we try to identify which types of events are the most harmful to population health and the most deleterious to the economy. To answer these questions, we obtained the storm database from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA). This database tracks characteristics of major storms and weather events in the United States, including estimates of any fatalities, injuries, and property and crop damage. From these data, we found that tornadoes and heat are the severe weather event types by far most dangerous to people, while flooding, hurricanes, and storm surges are the most costly event types to the economy. Interestingly, only flooding is one of the top three most dangerous or most costly event types.