3 Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters In US In First 3 Months Of 2018; 2 Noreasters, Gulf Coast Storm

This year has been “anything but ordinary” according to the latest data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In the first three months of 2018, the United States has seen three climate and weather disasters each resulting in more than $1 billion in damages.

Two of the four nor’easters to hit the central and eastern U.S. during a one month period resulted in record snowfall and more than a billion dollars in losses each. Millions were without power and hundreds of flights were grounded. Multiple deaths were reported across Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

In mid-March, a deadly storm also hit the Gulf Coast with reports of dangerous winds, hail, and tornadoes. At least three people died and 20 tornadoes were reported in Alabama.

“It has been quite some time since the U.S. has experienced multiple, billion-dollar winter storm events,” said Adam Smith, the NOAA scientist who compiled the data.

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https://thinkprogress.org/first-three-months-in-2018-had-3-billion-dollar-disasters-af9a3fcfda94/