After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how
NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min
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After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to make US disaster policy more effective and equitable – here's how
NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min
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Overshadowed by COVID: the deadly extreme weather of 2020
Many storms, heatwaves, fires and droughts slipped under the radar this year.
Dec. 30, 2020 • ~7 min
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Climate change: Extreme weather causes huge losses in 2020
Hurricanes, floods and wildfires wreaked havoc, causing deaths and a huge financial impact.
Dec. 27, 2020 • ~5 min
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Climate change: 2020 set to be one of the three warmest years on record
Provisional figures indicate that 2020 will be one of the hottest in a record dating back to 1850.
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~7 min
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-breaker, and it's raising more concerns about climate change
There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-smasher – and it's raising more concerns about climate change
There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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Climate change: Hurricanes get stronger on land as world warms
North Atlantic tropical storms are stronger for longer when they hit land because of global warming.
Nov. 11, 2020 • ~4 min
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Hurricane season: Record number of named Atlantic storms
Theta is the 29th Atlantic storm this hurricane season and another system is forming in the Caribbean.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~3 min
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Scientists at work: Sloshing through marshes to see how birds survive hurricanes
Birds found along the Gulf Coast have evolved to ride out hurricanes and tropical storms. But with development degrading the marshes where they live, it's getting harder for them to bounce back.
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~9 min
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