Costly thunderstorms, hurricanes, wildfires, and devastating monsoon rains besieged the planet last year.
National Guard troops respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Laura was Earth’s most expensive tropical cyclone of 2020, with $18.2 billion in damage. (Photo credit: Josiah Pugh)
Earth was besieged by a record 50 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2020, the most such disasters ever recorded after adjusting for inflation, said insurance broker Aon (formerly called Aon Benfield) in its annual report issued January 25. The previous record was 46 billion-dollar weather disasters, set in 2010 and 2011. The annual average of billion-dollar weather disasters since records began in 1990 is 29.
hit than deloris. what you can see from here, you see some damage certainly, but certainly not the devastation that was associated with haiyan at the school ground, which dominates, really this village. all the fishing fleet has been pulled up out of harm s way. so obviously they had plenty of time to prepare for what was coming. these low-lying islands and coastal communities are among the most vulnerable to the powerful storms that frequently ravage the philippines. to most, the best hope of survival is simply evacuating, getting out of harm s way. the lesson at least for now appears to have been learned. ann drew stevens, cnn, deloris, the philippines. and hagupit is still yes, ma am panting the philippines as a tropical storm at this hour. let s turn to pedram to give us more details. how bad is it?
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