From: kym@kymhorsell.com   
      
   Norm Why  wrote:   
   > Why so Many Extreme Weather Events Globally at the Moment (941)   
      
   Just dont say you weren't warned.   
      
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   [Weather disasters on the rise; always has been a warm weather thing:]   
      
   Billion Dollar Weather Disasters   
   US Dept of Commerce   
   (Data upto end 2019):   
      
   Period  AV ann cost       Av ann count   US pop   
           (mns '19 dollars)                (1980s == 1)   
   1980    15333.9           3.4            1   
   1985    24016.4           3.25           1.04637   
   1990    32078             5              1.10726   
   1995    21801.2           5.6            1.17725   
   2000    31260.7           4.4            1.24156   
   2005    70827.1           7.4            1.30055   
   2010    54125.8           10             1.35094   
   2015    106277            13.8           1.38668   
      
   Change    +593%           +306%           +39%   
      
      
   Disasters 1980-2019 by type:   
      
   Type                      #disasters   
   Severe Storm                 113   
   Tropical Cyclone              44   
   Flooding                      32   
   Drought                       26   
   Wildfire                      17   
   Winter Storm                  17   
   Freeze                         9   
      
   Type                     Total cost    fatalities   
                            (mns '19 $)   
   Tropical Cyclone          945564.2        6502          <-- max   
   Drought                   249660.4        2993   
   Severe Storm              248145.4        1642   
   Flooding                  146425.7         555   
   Wildfire                   84994.5         347   
   Winter Storm               49378.8        1048   
   Freeze                     30413.5         162          <-- min   
      
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