While the overall losses of US$ 110bn were lower than those in the first half of 2022 (US$ 120bn), they were still well above the average for the last ten years (US$ 98bn, inflation-adjusted).
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Record Hot Oceans Are Driving Weather Disasters Around the World
Global ocean surface temperatures in June were the highest in 174 years of data, with the emergence of the El Niño weather pattern piling onto the long-term trend. Near Miami, coastal Atlantic waters are pushing 90F (32C.)
Report: 90% of U.S. Counties Hit with a Disaster in Last 10 Years
According to a report by Rebuild by Design, 90% of counties in the United States experienced a weather disaster between 2011 and 2021.
Weather Disasters Soar in Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall
Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. But these disasters are killing far fewer people. In the 1970s and 1980s, they killed an average of about 170 people a day worldwide. In the 2010s,… Continue reading Weather Disasters Soar in Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall