Here's a closer look at the 2022 NOAA billion-dollar disasters report released today:
on billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the United States in 2022, revealing that 18 such disasters affected the nation in the past year.
These disasters ranged from hurricanes and severe weather outbreaks to floods and droughts, and even includedHere's a closer look at some of the most important numbers from Tuesday's report. All figures are CPI-adjusted. NOAA's records on billion-dollar disasters date back to 1980.The total number of billion-dollar disasters to affect the U.S. in 2022. It's the third-most of any year since 1980.
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