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NOAA: 2023 Worst Year on Record for Billion-Dollar Disasters

The U.S. experienced 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the first eight months of 2023 — the largest number since records began.

Driving the news: “With approximately four months still left in the year, 2023 has already surpassed the previous record of 22 events seen in all of 2020,” per a statement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) accompanying its report on the disasters Monday.

By the numbers: The 23 events include:

  • 18 severe weather events.
  • Two flooding events.
  • One tropical cyclone (Hurricane Idalia).
  • One wildfire event.
  • One winter storm event.

Read the rest of the story from Axios here.

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