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Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.
 
Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.

Who denied these disasters happened?
 
Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.

Just a little clue for you GWCLs (Global warming chicken Little’s), don’t use real dollars to express how severe the weather has become. It’s a terrible indicator. Consider- a storm that occurred 20-50 years ago or more will always cause less damage in real dollars than storms of today. Cars, houses, boats, infrastructure all cost more to replace than they use to. Also, more people are likely living in the areas hit by storms so the amount of damage will be greater. The reality is, the dollar amount is no indication of the severity of the storm. Now run along chicken little.
 
Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.






Thanks to inflation. The actual number of disasters is less than in the 1800's.
 
Your avatar is accurate. The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record. And the fires that we have had in the West has set new records. In spite of having super tankers to drop suppressant. Hundreds of thousands of families had their homes damaged or destroyed this year. Now shut you fool mouth, moron.
 
Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.






Thanks to inflation. The actual number of disasters is less than in the 1800's.
Really? How about a link? When in the 1880's did we have over two hundred thousand families have their homes severly damaged or destroyed?
 
Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.






Thanks to inflation. The actual number of disasters is less than in the 1800's.
Really? How about a link? When in the 1880's did we have over two hundred thousand families have their homes severly damaged or destroyed?






Heck olfraud, ONE disaster in 1862 makes ALL of what has been happening over the last 25 years look like a walk in the park. The ENTIRE Central Valley of California was underwater. Just imagine what that would do today...



The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of Oregon, Nevada, and California, occurring from December 1861 to January 1862. It was preceded by weeks of continuous rains and snows in the very high elevations that began in Oregon in November 1861 and continued into January 1862. This was followed by a record amount of rain from January 9–12, and contributed to a flood that extended from the Columbia River southward in western Oregon, and through California to San Diego, and extended as far inland as Idaho in the Washington Territory, Nevada and Utah in the Utah Territory, and Arizona in the western New Mexico Territory. Immense snowfalls in the mountains of the far western United States caused more flooding in Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, and Sonora, Mexico the following spring and summer as the snow melted.

The event was capped by a warm intense storm that melted the high snow load. The resulting snow-melt flooded valleys, inundated or swept away towns, mills, dams, flumes, houses, fences, and domestic animals, and ruined fields.

Great Flood of 1862 - Wikipedia
 
Ah yes, a major flood event. So, where were the fires? How about the hurricanes? In 2017, we had major fires throughout the West. 3 1/2 million Americans devastated by Hurricane Maria. Millions affected by Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma did severe damage in Florida. A snap drought in the Dakotas destroys a percentage of the wheat crop. A freeze in the southeast in March. 79 tornadoes in January. 12 tornadoes in June in the Midwest. California flooding in February. Arkansas and Missouri flooding in May. Central and southern states 70 tornadoes in March. Midwest hit with 70 tornadoes in March. Minnesota hailstorm in June. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana drought, spring through fall. Six storms in the southeast, major damage. Colorado hail storm, May. Firestorms in the West and California. Hurricane Irma, September. Hurricane Maria, September. Hurricane Harvey, August.

Here's How Much Ever Major Natural Disaster Cost Americans in 2017
 
Your avatar is accurate. The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record. And the fires that we have had in the West has set new records. In spite of having super tankers to drop suppressant. Hundreds of thousands of families had their homes damaged or destroyed this year. Now shut you fool mouth, moron.

The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record.

The reality is the amount of rain had fuck all to do with man-made global warming.
 
Your avatar is accurate. The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record. And the fires that we have had in the West has set new records. In spite of having super tankers to drop suppressant. Hundreds of thousands of families had their homes damaged or destroyed this year. Now shut you fool mouth, moron.

The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record.

The reality is the amount of rain had fuck all to do with man-made global warming.
The reality is you haven't a clue as to what you are talking about.

 
Your avatar is accurate. The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record. And the fires that we have had in the West has set new records. In spite of having super tankers to drop suppressant. Hundreds of thousands of families had their homes damaged or destroyed this year. Now shut you fool mouth, moron.

The reality is that the amount of rain that the Houston area received from Hurricane Harvey set a new record.

The reality is the amount of rain had fuck all to do with man-made global warming.
The reality is you haven't a clue as to what you are talking about.



LOL!
How many inches of rain would have fallen if CO2 was 10 PPM lower? 10 PPM higher?
Show all your work.
 
Why should I do that? I am not a scientist, nor are you. But I have repeatedly posted the work of scientists that have studied climate for years. And you either prefer to believe frauds like Monkton, Limpbaugh, or the present President. Or are to lazy even to read the evidence they present. And that is almost a given, considering that you are a 'Conservative'.
 
Ah yes, a major flood event. So, where were the fires? How about the hurricanes? In 2017, we had major fires throughout the West. 3 1/2 million Americans devastated by Hurricane Maria. Millions affected by Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Irma did severe damage in Florida. A snap drought in the Dakotas destroys a percentage of the wheat crop. A freeze in the southeast in March. 79 tornadoes in January. 12 tornadoes in June in the Midwest. California flooding in February. Arkansas and Missouri flooding in May. Central and southern states 70 tornadoes in March. Midwest hit with 70 tornadoes in March. Minnesota hailstorm in June. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana drought, spring through fall. Six storms in the southeast, major damage. Colorado hail storm, May. Firestorms in the West and California. Hurricane Irma, September. Hurricane Maria, September. Hurricane Harvey, August.

Here's How Much Ever Major Natural Disaster Cost Americans in 2017





Were that flood to hit today the damage would bankrupt every insurance company on the planet. It would cripple the economy of the western USA, and the deaths would be in the hundreds of thousands. That one storm did more damage than all of the disasters of the last 25 years. And that was just ONE storm. Your claims are laughable. The only thing that has happened is inflation has rendered the dollar valueless so that when there is a storm, or a fire, the cost is huge thanks to the devaluation of our currency.
 
I heard part of an interview with a scientist on radio the other day. He made a statement that makes a lot of sense. People think about the weather in different ways.

He said, "climate and temperature are different things."

He meant that weather changes rapidly all around the globe: snow, floods, hurricanes, etc.

But "climate" is the overall average temperature that varies slowly, over a very long period of time. Climate changes very slowly but has huge effects. And people often confuse the two.

That's why we have dimwits screaming that global warming is a left-wing hoax when they happen to experience a heavy snowstorm in their area, for example.
 
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Why should I do that? I am not a scientist, nor are you. But I have repeatedly posted the work of scientists that have studied climate for years. And you either prefer to believe frauds like Monkton, Limpbaugh, or the present President. Or are to lazy even to read the evidence they present. And that is almost a given, considering that you are a 'Conservative'.
Scientists bought and paid for.
 
It's very difficult to get the voting public excited about charts, graphs, and models. Especially when the chart, graphs, and models are frequently contradictory, fail to produce meaningful predictions, or produce predictions that are just flat out wrong.

Linking natural disasters such as flood, fire, and even earthquakes to global warming is a way to get people excited, or at least scared, enough to vote they way they want them to vote.

Natural disasters are your USS Maine, your Gulf of Tonkin, and your Reichstag Fire.
 
Take a guess at the leading cause of all of those 16th, 17th and 18th century sunken ships littering the floor of the Carribean Ocean....thats right!

Global warming
 
Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

BILL HUTCHINSON
Good Morning AmericaJanuary 21, 2018

An onslaught of wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters across the nation in 2017 caused $306.2 billion in damage, breaking a record for the price of destruction, according to a report released Sunday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information tallied 16 natural disasters that each caused more than $1 billion in damage. Together, the disasters shattered the previous single-year record of $214.8 billion in destruction that occurred in 2005 when hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma wreaked havoc on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

california-wildfires-3-gty-jt-171014_16x9_608.jpg

PHOTO: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire, Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)


hurricane-irma-04-ap-mt-170914_16x9_608.jpg


Federal report says 2017 shattered US damage record for natural disasters

Now that is money that will not be spent on new infrastructure. Close to a third of a trillion dollars in damage to our nation. And hundreds of thousands of families that have suffered major losses and disruptions to their lives. Still, the denialists state that nothing is happening.






Thanks to inflation. The actual number of disasters is less than in the 1800's.
Really? How about a link? When in the 1880's did we have over two hundred thousand families have their homes severly damaged or destroyed?


Your a moron California population in 1880 was only 450,000 people, today it's 39 million
 

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