Record Number of U.S. Weather Disasters Struck in 2020, Costing Billions

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By Climate NexusJan 11, 2021, 10:11 am81 pts
A record-smashing 22 weather disasters inflicted at least $1billion of damage on the U.S. in 2020, according to NOAA, as the toll of human-caused climate change mounts in real time. The 22 disasters blew away the previous record of 16, killed 262 people, and inflicted $95 billion in damages in 2020, which…

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