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Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Smashes Record
Scientists blame a combination of global warming and freak weather.
Reporter: Associated Press |
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
America's wild weather year has hit yet another new high: a devastating dozen billion-dollar catastrophes.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that it has recalculated the number of weather disasters
passing the billion dollar mark, with two new ones, pushing 2011's total to 12. The two costly additions are the Texas, New Mexico and Arizona wildfires and the mid June tornadoes and severe weather.
The nation's weather service chief said destructive and relentless extreme weather in America has killed more than 1,000 people this year. The dozen billion dollar disasters add up to $52 billion in damages.
There were as many billion-dollar weather disasters this year as in the entire decade of the 1980s.
Scientists blame a combination of global warming and freak weather.
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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, not as warm and not as windy as the high temperature will be topping out near 84.
Wind: Northwest 8 to 18mph
This Evening: Mostly clear with the 9pm temperature falling to around 77.
Wind: Northeast 7 to 15mph
Overnight: Partly cloudy with the low temperature falling to near 66. There is a very slight chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms late.
Wind: East 6 to 14mph
Friday: Mostly cloudy early with skies becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. We will also become breezy and warmer through the afternoon as the high temperature will be topping out around 90.
Wind: Southeast 15 to 25mph
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