hurricane harvey gave houston and the surrounding region a $125 billion lesson about the costs of misjudging the potential for floods
hurricane harvey gave houston and the surrounding region a $125 billion lesson about the costs of misjudging the potential for floods
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preliminary reporting from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration set a more concrete total at $125 billion, making harvey the 2nd costliest tropical cyclone on record, behind hurricane katrina with 2017 costs of $161 billion (after adjusting for inflation).