Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters In 2008
source: http://www.worldweatherpost.com/2009/04/07/billion-dollar-us-weather-disasters-in-2008/
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The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) describes itself as the “Nation’s Scorekeeper in terms of addressing severe weather events in their historical perspective.”
“The U.S. has sustained 90 weather-related disasters over the past 29 years in which overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion. The total normalized losses for the 90 events exceed $700 billion.”
In 2008, 9 weather-related disasters topped the billion dollar mark:
"Widespread Drought Entire year, 2008. Severe drought and heat caused agricultural losses in areas of the south and west. Record low lake levels also occurred in areas of the southeast. Includes states of CA, TX, NC, SC, GA, and TN. Estimate of over $2.0 billion in damages/costs."
"Hurricane Ike September 2008. Category 2 hurricane makes landfall in Texas, as the largest (in size) Atlantic hurricane on record, causing considerable storm surge in coastal TX and significant wind and flooding damage in TX, LA, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH and PA. Severe gasoline shortages occurred in the southeast US due to damaged oil platforms, storage tanks, pipelines and off-line refineries. Estimate of over $27.0 billion in damages/costs; 82 deaths; 100 people missing."
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“The U.S. has sustained 90 weather-related disasters over the past 29 years in which overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion. The total normalized losses for the 90 events exceed $700 billion.”
In 2008, 9 weather-related disasters topped the billion dollar mark:
"Widespread Drought Entire year, 2008. Severe drought and heat caused agricultural losses in areas of the south and west. Record low lake levels also occurred in areas of the southeast. Includes states of CA, TX, NC, SC, GA, and TN. Estimate of over $2.0 billion in damages/costs."
"Hurricane Ike September 2008. Category 2 hurricane makes landfall in Texas, as the largest (in size) Atlantic hurricane on record, causing considerable storm surge in coastal TX and significant wind and flooding damage in TX, LA, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH and PA. Severe gasoline shortages occurred in the southeast US due to damaged oil platforms, storage tanks, pipelines and off-line refineries. Estimate of over $27.0 billion in damages/costs; 82 deaths; 100 people missing."
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