Study: Past 12 months saw the US experience the most costly series of natural disasters since the 1930s

Stuart Stone
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Climate fuelled disasters over the past 12 months have resulted in America's most costly stretch of extreme weather in 90 years, new figures claim

Extreme weather events and climate fuelled disasters experienced by Americans over the past 12 months have had the costliest and most widespread impact of any stretch of weather for almost a century, according...

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