Hurricane Ian, which ravaged Florida in September, caused nearly $113 billion in damage, according to an NOAA report.
WASHINGTON – Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change “supercharging” some extreme weather, a government report said Tuesday.
The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said, with Hurricane Ian the most costly at nearly $113 billion.
“Climate change is creating more and more intense extreme events that cause significant damage and often sets off cascading hazards like intense drought…
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