Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020
Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020
With four months of 2023 still left, the US has set a record for the most natural disasters in a single year that have cost $1bn or more, as fires, floods and ferocious winds were among deadly events experts warn are being turbo-charged by the climate crisis.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) announced on Monday that there have already been 23 extreme weather events in the US this year that have cost at least $1bn. The current figure surpasses the record of 22 such events set in 2020.
So far, the total cost of disasters in 2023 is more than $57.6bn, according to Noaa.
I mean it's been how many decades of scientists screaming at us? Here in Florida the coral reefs are bleached, hottest summer yet it feels like, ocean is rising.
I can't help but think if we had listened to Al Gore.
You'd think the hottest day record being broken daily for what, a week back to back, would kick our asses into gear. Instead most people barely acknowledged it.
In the words of am ex coworker, "I just Believe some years after hour than others,". The problem is that instead of using logic they go with feelings until it's convenient for them.
My favorite part about all of this record breaking weather is that the old record is almost always within the last 5 years, and the last 4 or 5 records are always in my lifetime. It's almost like everything climate scientists predicted publicly and fossil fuel execs talked about privately for the last 50 years or so is coming true exactly as predicted.
I would love to see people and local governments affected by some of these events to bring litigation against the oil and gas industry for covering up the dangers of their products.
As long as we let them privatize the profits while leaving the public with the costs, nothing will change.
It's not accountingfor inflation, and it's not a completely useless metric. It's great at showing the increase of population centers in places that have been historically volatile.