Photo credits

We use public domain and Creative Commons photos and credit each one. If you are a photographer and want a credit changed or a photo removed, contact us.

Site photos

• Flooded street (homepage, flood insurance): U.S. Geological Survey, public domain
• Hurricane from space (hurricane page): CC0
• Tornado (tornado page): aidankinser, public domain
• Wildfire (wildfire page): U.S. Geological Survey, public domain

Articles

• Are natural disasters getting more common in the US?: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, public domain
• California counties ranked by wildfire and earthquake risk: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, public domain
• Counties with the most federal disaster declarations: Monroe County BOCC, public domain
• Does homeowners insurance cover flooding?: U.S. Geological Survey, public domain
• Earthquake risk by county: where the ground shakes hardest: thegetty, CC0
• Emergency kit checklist for any disaster: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, CC BY 2.0
• Fires account for 68 of 2026's 152 federal disaster declarations: The National Guard, CC BY 2.0
• Flood zones explained: what A, AE, V and X mean: Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson of The National Guard, CC BY 2.0
• Florida counties ranked by hurricane risk: The National Guard, CC BY 2.0
• Hawaii gets two hurricane disaster declarations in one day: The National Guard, CC BY 2.0
• Heat wave risk by county: the deadliest weather hazard: kevin dooley, CC BY 2.0
• How to apply for FEMA disaster assistance, step by step: pingnews.com, public domain
• Hurricane deductibles explained: why your claim may cost more than you think: NOAA Photo Library, CC BY 2.0
• Hurricane Isaias: Florida Panhandle gets a major disaster declaration: Patrick Bray, public domain
• Hurricane risk by county: the most exposed places in the US: Eastern Incident Management Team, public domain
• Large US counties with the lowest natural disaster risk: m01229, CC BY 2.0
• Moving to a new county? A disaster risk checklist: brownpau, CC BY 2.0
• New Mexico flooding brings two federal declarations in October: The National Guard, CC BY 2.0
• Nine major disasters declared on a single day in October: bcmom, CC BY 2.0
• Storm surge explained: the deadliest part of a hurricane: JMA, CC BY 4.0
• Texas counties ranked by natural disaster risk: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, public domain
• The 30-day flood insurance waiting period: when to buy: Coast Guard News, CC BY 2.0
• Tornado risk by county: where losses are highest: LakeMartinVoice, CC BY 2.0
• What a county's natural hazard risk rating actually means: 16:9clue, CC BY 2.0
• What a FEMA disaster declaration is, and what help comes with it: Sue Cline, CC BY 2.0
• When is hurricane season, and how do you prepare?: Bill Badzo, public domain
• Wildfire risk by county: where expected losses are highest: T3I Erick, CC BY 2.0

County pages

• New Castle County, DE: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• District of Columbia, DC: Missvain, CC BY 4.0
• Brevard County, FL: Michael Seeley, CC BY 2.0
• Broward County, FL: Daniel Dudek, CC BY 2.0
• Collier County, FL: David Broad, CC BY 3.0
• Duval County, FL: Rob Bixby, CC BY 2.0
• Hillsborough County, FL: Trevorrrrvalent, CC BY 4.0
• Lee County, FL: Tobias Scheck from Chemnitz, CC BY 2.0
• Leon County, FL: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5
• Manatee County, FL: Mr. Usaji, CC BY 2.0
• Marion County, FL: Connor J. Williams, CC BY 3.0
• Miami-Dade County, FL: Wilfredor, CC0
• Orange County, FL: JER3L1337, CC BY 4.0
• Osceola County, FL: Pokemonprime, CC BY 4.0
• Palm Beach County, FL: P. Valdés, CC BY 3.0
• Polk County, FL: Austindmunday, CC BY 4.0
• Sarasota County, FL: jonathansingel, CC BY 2.0
• Chatham County, GA: Tjbliss, CC BY 4.0
• Cobb County, GA: Thomson200, CC0
• DeKalb County, GA: Hermann Luyken, CC0
• Fulton County, GA: Chuck Koehler from Cartersville, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Honolulu County, HI: Wmpearl, CC0
• Ada County, ID: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0
• Cook County, IL: Allen McGregor, CC BY 2.0
• DuPage County, IL: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Kane County, IL: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Will County, IL: banspy, CC BY 2.0
• Winnebago County, IL: vxla, CC BY 2.0
• Allen County, IN: Detsom, CC BY 4.0
• Hamilton County, IN: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0
• Marion County, IN: TheWxResearcher, CC0
• Polk County, IA: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Sedgwick County, KS: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Fayette County, KY: David Paul Ohmer, CC BY 2.0
• Jefferson County, KY: Charles Delano of LouisvilleUSACE - Louisville District of the US Army Corp of Engineers, CC BY 2.0
• East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: stoicshot, CC BY 2.0
• Jefferson Parish, LA: abbeyprivate, CC0
• Orleans Parish, LA: thepipe26, CC BY 2.0
• Cumberland County, ME: Seasider53, CC BY 4.0
• Anne Arundel County, MD: Diiscool, CC0
• Baltimore County, MD: Jeffrey Paul, CC0
• Montgomery County, MD: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0
• Baltimore City, MD: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Essex County, MA: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0
• Middlesex County, MA: Daderot, CC0
• Suffolk County, MA: Robbie Shade, CC BY 2.0
• Worcester County, MA: Joe Shlabotnik, CC BY 2.0
• Ingham County, MI: WMrapids, CC0
• Kent County, MI: WMrapids, CC0
• Ottawa County, MI: Nheyob, CC BY 4.0
• Washtenaw County, MI: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0
• Wayne County, MI: Michael Tighe, CC0
• Dakota County, MN: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Hennepin County, MN: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0
• Ramsey County, MN: Czbik, CC0
• Greene County, MO: ThinkHat, CC BY 4.0
• Jackson County, MO: Average Jane, CC BY 2.0
• St. Charles County, MO: Matt-Zimmerman, CC BY 2.0
• St. Louis County, MO: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
• St. Louis City, MO: Jeremy Noble, CC BY 2.0
• Douglas County, NE: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Lancaster County, NE: Ammodramus, CC0
• Clark County, NV: Ricky Barnard, CC BY 2.0
• Washoe County, NV: coolmikeol, CC BY 2.0
• Hillsborough County, NH: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Camden County, NJ: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0
• Essex County, NJ: SussexBrancher, CC0
• Hudson County, NJ: WhisperToMe, CC0
• Mercer County, NJ: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
• Monmouth County, NJ: libraryofcongress, CC0
• Morris County, NJ: Free Public Domain Illustrations by rawpixel, CC BY 2.0
• Passaic County, NJ: pesh2000, CC BY 2.0
• Union County, NJ: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Bernalillo County, NM: kla4067, CC BY 2.0
• Albany County, NY: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
• Bronx County, NY: Bogdan Migulski from Perth Amboy, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Dutchess County, NY: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.5
• Erie County, NY: Tim Gerland, CC BY 2.0
• Kings County, NY: Steven Pisano from Brooklyn, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Monroe County, NY: Michelle Frechette, CC0
• New York County, NY: Simone Roda from Italia, CC BY 2.0
• Onondaga County, NY: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Orange County, NY: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Queens County, NY: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0
• Richmond County, NY: Diego3336, CC BY 2.0
• Rockland County, NY: Gary Miotla, CC BY 3.0
• Westchester County, NY: usf1fan2, CC BY 2.0
• Cumberland County, NC: jalexartis Photography from Fayetteville, NC, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Forsyth County, NC: Indy beetle, CC0
• Mecklenburg County, NC: John Ashley from Charlotte, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Wake County, NC: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• Cuyahoga County, OH: Erik Drost Derivative work: SashaFromSolon, CC BY 2.0
• Franklin County, OH: Carol M Highsmith, CC0
• Hamilton County, OH: Paul Armstrong from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Lorain County, OH: Ophelia.forest, CC0
• Lucas County, OH: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0
• Montgomery County, OH: Darius Pinkston from Cincinnati, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Summit County, OH: Seluryar, CC BY 2.0
• Cleveland County, OK: markn3tel, CC BY 2.0
• Oklahoma County, OK: Urbanative, CC0
• Clackamas County, OR: M.O. Stevens, CC BY 3.0
• Lane County, OR: Rick Obst from Eugene, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Marion County, OR: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0
• Multnomah County, OR: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0
• Washington County, OR: M.O. Stevens, CC BY 3.0
• Allegheny County, PA: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0
• Berks County, PA: Famartin (talk), CC BY 3.0
• Dauphin County, PA: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
• Luzerne County, PA: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
• Philadelphia County, PA: Jeffrey M. Vinocur, CC BY 2.5
• Providence County, RI: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Charleston County, SC: Onasill - Bill Badzo - 149 Million Views - Thank Y, public domain
• Greenville County, SC: the_donald_fotos, CC BY 2.0
• Horry County, SC: Claire P. from Northern Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Richland County, SC: Runner1928, CC0
• Davidson County, TN: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Hamilton County, TN: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0
• Knox County, TN: Lee Ann Ratledge, CC BY 4.0
• Rutherford County, TN: SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent), CC BY 2.0
• Shelby County, TN: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Bexar County, TX: Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Brazoria County, TX: Patrick Feller from Humble, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Collin County, TX: Jackilometresan, CC0
• Dallas County, TX: Shiva Shenoy from Flower Mound, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Denton County, TX: Mahanga, CC BY 3.0
• Galveston County, TX: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0
• Harris County, TX: Katie Haugland Bowen, CC BY 2.0
• Lubbock County, TX: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Montgomery County, TX: Alexander Hatley, CC BY 2.0
• Nueces County, TX: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Tarrant County, TX: Jackilometresan, CC0
• Travis County, TX: J Dimas, CC BY 2.0
• Williamson County, TX: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
• Salt Lake County, UT: Garrett from Salt Lake City, CC BY 2.0
• Utah County, UT: aqua.mech, CC BY 2.0
• Fairfax County, VA: 1879515Starwars1, CC0
• Virginia Beach City, VA: Nannette Turner, CC BY 2.0
• Clark County, WA: Carol M Highsmith, CC0
• King County, WA: CommunistSquared, CC0
• Pierce County, WA: Spicypepper999, CC0
• Snohomish County, WA: craigdietrich, CC BY 2.0
• Spokane County, WA: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Dane County, WI: Dori, CC BY 2.5
• Milwaukee County, WI: The original uploader was Miwdke at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0
• Jefferson County, AL: Mx. Granger, CC0
• Mobile County, AL: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Anchorage Municipality, AK: Will Buckner, CC BY 2.0
• Maricopa County, AZ: jerryfergusonphotography, CC BY 2.0
• Pinal County, AZ: Ammodramus, CC0
• Benton County, AR: Road Travel America from USA, CC BY 2.0
• Alameda County, CA: D Coetzee, CC0
• Fresno County, CA: Javier Leiva from Vic, Barcelona, CC BY 2.0
• Los Angeles County, CA: BrianLiao, CC BY 2.0
• Monterey County, CA: Carol M Highsmith, CC0
• Placer County, CA: UncleVinny, CC BY 3.0
• Riverside County, CA: vlasta2, CC BY 2.0
• Sacramento County, CA: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• San Bernardino County, CA: IIP Photo Archive, CC BY 2.0
• San Diego County, CA: Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0
• San Francisco County, CA: Håkan Dahlström, CC BY 2.0
• San Joaquin County, CA: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Santa Clara County, CA: Michael from San Jose, California, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Ventura County, CA: Jeff Turner from Santa Clarita, CA, United States, CC BY 2.0
• Adams County, CO: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0
• Boulder County, CO: Jennifer Bourn, CC0
• Denver County, CO: Flickr user: Larry Johnson https://www.flickr.com/people/drljohnson/, CC BY 2.0
• Douglas County, CO: Wesbroncos1, CC0
• El Paso County, CO: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
• Jefferson County, CO: G Yancy, CC BY 2.0
• Larimer County, CO: Citycommunications at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
• Weld County, CO: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0
• Capitol Planning Region, CT: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
• Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT: CityLimitsJunction, CC0