severe storms, floods and agricultural losses may cost a great deal of money, but such extreme weather events—and their resulting costs—are dramatically declining as the earth modestly warms.
severe storms, floods and agricultural losses may cost a great deal of money, but such extreme weather events—and their resulting costs—are dramatically declining as the earth modestly warms.
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in economic terms, they can cost many billions of dollars: a drought in the united states in 1988 caused over $40 billion in losses, exceeding the economic totals of hurricane andrew, the great flood of 1993, and the 1989 loma prieta earthquake.