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  • n  the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data
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  • 2012 weather disasters cost $110 billion
    The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) shows that weather-related disasters in 2012, including drought, wildfires and Hurricane Sandy, caused losses exceeding $110 billion in damages, marking the second costliest year since 1980.
    June 17, 2013 - Dairy Herd
  • The costs of severe weather is increasing
    The damages caused by other hurricanes, tornadoes, fires and floods, 2012 was the second costliest year ever in terms of damage, according to the National Climatic Data Center.
    June 16, 2013 - KSLA-TV Shreveport
  • Wild Weather In 2012 Makes For Second Costliest Year In History
    Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) has crunched the numbers and has a final figure. According to the data, a year of wild weather made 2012 the second costliest year since 1980, incurring overall damages in the billions. A total of 11 weather and climate disasters hit the US hard last year, resulting in 377 deaths and $110 billion in ...
    June 13, 2013 - redOrbit

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