Winds, floods and fire: US ties record for costly weather
WASHINGTON (AP) " Howling winds, deadly floods, fire and ice so far this year have pushed the U.S. into a tie for weather disasters that topped $1 billion in damages.There have been 15 costly disasters through September, tying 2011 for the most billion-dollar weather disasters for the first nine months of a year. The record for a year is 16, and the hurricane season is not over yet.The figures released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration include three [...]
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