Washington: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria combined with devastating Western wildfires and other natural catastrophes to make 2017 the most expensive year on record for disasters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Monday.
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| Firefighter Ryan Spencer battles a wildfire as it burns along a hillside toward homes in La Conchita, California in December. |
The disasters caused $US306 billion ($390 billion) in total damage in 2017, with 16 separate events that caused more than $1 billion in damage each. The bulk of the damage, at $265 billion, came from hurricanes in particular.
Read Chris Mooney’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Weather disasters cost the US a record $390 billion in 2017.”
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