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Topic: Billion-Dollar Disasters

A powerful tornado near Waverly Road in the Lincoln, Nebraska, metro area on April 26, 2024. NOAA's National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska, issued 48 tornado warnings that day—the most the office has ever issued in a single day.

U.S. struck with more than 100 tornadoes, heavy snow in April

May 8, 2024

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A powerful tornado near Waverly Road in the Lincoln, Nebraska, metro area on April 26, 2024. NOAA's National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska, issued 48 tornado warnings that day—the most the office has ever issued in a single day.

March 15, 2024: An aerial view of homes destroyed by a tornado in Winchester, Indiana. Severe weather and wildfires ravaged parts of the U.S. in March 2024.

March wrapped up nation’s 5th-warmest, 10th-wettest year so far

April 8, 2024

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March 15, 2024: An aerial view of homes destroyed by a tornado in Winchester, Indiana. Severe weather and wildfires ravaged parts of the U.S. in March 2024.

February 18, 2024: Waves roll toward the shore on Lake Michigan in St. Joseph, Michigan.The Great Lakes shorelines are historically ice covered this time of year. Persistent warmth resulted in a steady decrease in ice coverage across the Great Lakes this winter, which reached a historical low of 2.7% on February 11.

The U.S. had its warmest winter on record

March 8, 2024

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February 18, 2024: Waves roll toward the shore on Lake Michigan in St. Joseph, Michigan.The Great Lakes shorelines are historically ice covered this time of year. Persistent warmth resulted in a steady decrease in ice coverage across the Great Lakes this winter, which reached a historical low of 2.7% on February 11.

On September 27, 2023, the VIIRS instrument onboard NOAA’s JPSS satellites captured this GeoColor imagery of Canadian wildfire smoke being pulled across the Atlantic Ocean by two areas of low pressure—one swirling system can be seen in the left of this image and the other, deemed Storm Agnes by the UK Met Office, is on the right near Ireland and the United Kingdom. GeoColor imagery provides a close approximation to what you would see with your naked eye from outer space.

All in a year’s work: ‘Zooming’ into hurricanes, a new underwater vehicle and a fish mystery solved

March 26, 2024

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On September 27, 2023, the VIIRS instrument onboard NOAA’s JPSS satellites captured this GeoColor imagery of Canadian wildfire smoke being pulled across the Atlantic Ocean by two areas of low pressure—one swirling system can be seen in the left of this image and the other, deemed Storm Agnes by the UK Met Office, is on the right near Ireland and the United Kingdom. GeoColor imagery provides a close approximation to what you would see with your naked eye from outer space.

Homes damaged by a tornado are seen on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings across a large part of Central Arkansas. (Photo by Benjamin Krain/Getty Images)

2023: A historic year of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters

January 9, 2024

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Homes damaged by a tornado are seen on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings across a large part of Central Arkansas. (Photo by Benjamin Krain/Getty Images)

March 31, 2023: Tornado damage in the Walnut Ridge neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. This tornado, as well as the larger severe weather outbreak associated with it, was one of 28 separate billion-dollar disasters to impact the U.S. in 2023.

U.S. struck with historic number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023

January 9, 2024

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March 31, 2023: Tornado damage in the Walnut Ridge neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. This tornado, as well as the larger severe weather outbreak associated with it, was one of 28 separate billion-dollar disasters to impact the U.S. in 2023.

August 31, 2023: A fallen tree obstructs a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Perry, Florida, after the storm made landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane. The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30.

November wrapped up 6th-warmest autumn on record for U.S.

December 8, 2023

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August 31, 2023: A fallen tree obstructs a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Perry, Florida, after the storm made landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane. The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30.

October 9, 2023: An aerial view shows low water levels on the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, revealing pipes that are typically underwater The low water levels caused barges and ships to run aground along parts of the Mississippi River in October and created saltwater intrusion concerns in southern Louisiana.

Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October

November 8, 2023

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October 9, 2023: An aerial view shows low water levels on the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, revealing pipes that are typically underwater The low water levels caused barges and ships to run aground along parts of the Mississippi River in October and created saltwater intrusion concerns in southern Louisiana.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S.

The U.S. just had its 7th-warmest September on record

October 10, 2023

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S.

August 17, 2023: A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, is destroyed by the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century. This fire was one of 23 billion dollar disasters that struck the U.S. through August 2023 — the all-time highest number of billion dollar disasters on record.

U.S. saw its 9th-warmest August on record

September 11, 2023

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August 17, 2023: A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, is destroyed by the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century. This fire was one of 23 billion dollar disasters that struck the U.S. through August 2023 — the all-time highest number of billion dollar disasters on record.

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