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2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here's what climate science says about them in 5 essential reads

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Devastating wildfires, the Texas freeze and a hurricane that wreaked havoc from Louisiana to New York City topped NOAA’s list of billion-dollar disasters in 2021. (CHECK LIST)

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  1. The Conversation US

    2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here's what climate science says about them in 5 essential reads (opens The Conversation US)

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    Devastating wildfires, the Texas freeze and a hurricane that wreaked havoc from Louisiana to New York City topped NOAA’s list of billion-dollar disasters in 2021. (CHECK LIST)

  2. Insider

    Climate disasters killed 688 people and cost the US more than $145 billion last year (opens Insider)

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    Not only is the climate crisis deadly and costly — a government report also found 2021 ranked as the fourth-warmest year on record in the US.

  3. Politico

    The cost of climate catastrophe (opens Politico)

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    The U.S. experienced 20 climate and weather disasters last year, resulting in $145 billion in damages and killing 688 people, according to NOAA data.

  4. Virginia Mercury

    2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion (opens Virginia Mercury)

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    Changing climate making weather more destructive

  5. The Guardian

    US hit by 20 separate billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021, NOAA report says (opens The Guardian)

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    Year was third-costliest extreme weather year on record with affected communities spread from coast to coast

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