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Extreme weather has cost the US more than $1 trillion in the past seven years, feds report

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Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday.

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The Guardian

Extreme weather caused 18 disasters in US last year, costing $165bn

Disasters costing at least $1bn killed 474 people last year, government figures show

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Extreme Weather In US Caused Damage Worth $165 Billion: Report

Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a US government report said Tuesday. The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said, with Hurricane Ian the most costly at nearly $123 bill…

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

NOAA: Ian, drought supercharged US weather extremes in 2022

DENVER (AP) — Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday.

1 year ago·United States

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Hindustan Times

Extreme weather caused $165 bn in US damage in 2022: Report

The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Extreme weather has cost the US more than $1 trillion in the past seven years, feds report

The United States was lashed by 18 catastrophic extreme weather and climate disasters last year that cost at least $1 billion each, a new report shows.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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