A sad record across the Atlantic. The United States has already suffered 23 weather events, each causing more than a billion dollars in damage since the start of the year, a record, an American government agency announced on Monday, September 11.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began counting these major weather disasters in 1980. The previous record was observed in 2020, with 22 events each causing more than a billion dollars in damage.
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In total, since the start of 2023, these major events have caused more than $57.6 billion in damage in the United States – which is still less than in some other years, the record not concerning the total value of damage, but the number separate events.
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Last year, 18 major weather events caused more than $165 billion in damages across the country, including Hurricane Ian, which devastated Florida (more than $112 billion alone). But it was the year 2017 which was the most costly (383.7 billion in damage), due in particular to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
At least 253 deaths caused by weather events
With four months left until the end of the year, the weather disaster count for 2023 is expected to rise further.
Already, Florida has been hit by Hurricane Idalia in August, Hawaii by a destructive fire the same month which left more than 90 dead, the northeast of the country by an intense cold wave during winter, California by floods…
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According to NOAA, these weather events also caused the deaths of at least 253 people.
The new record “is the latest confirmation of a worsening trend in costly disasters, many of which bear the unmistakable mark of climate change”commented in a press release Rachel Cleetus, of the Union of Concerned Scientists organization.
2023-09-11 19:00:31
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