Weather Disasters Cost the U.S. a Record $306 Billion in 2017

摘要

Extreme weather took a toll on the U.S. last year. Losses from weather and climate disasters including hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and wildfires in Northern California reached a record $306 billion in 2017, the federal government's National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina, said in a Jan. 8 report. That topped the $215 billion in losses from events including hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita in 2005.