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The U.S. experienced 18 extreme weather events last year that each caused at least $1 billion in damage, making it the third-costliest year on record.
The storm that killed 103 and caused an estimated $53 billion in damage is arguably the state’s worst natural disaster. Politicians have taken action, made pledges, and been roundly criticized ...
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages for injuries, property damage, and additional costs. [298] Judge Amit Mehta consolidated three of the civil suits before him—Thompson v. Trump, Swalwell v. Trump, and Blassingame v. Trump—and held oral arguments on January 10, 2022, to consider whether Trump and the other defendants were immune from liability.
The Biltmore Estate is assessing damage and will remain temporarily closed after devastating rain from Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding in the Asheville area. What we know so far.
In the United States, government shutdowns occur when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins. In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations, furloughs non-essential workers, and retains only essential employees in departments that protect human life or ...
It has been both predicted by scientists and observed in the last years and documented by the IPCC (International Panel for Climate Change 6th assessment report). [155] Before the rains started, California had been in an extreme drought. [156] Due to the storms, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on January 4, 2023. [157]
Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time, according to ...
At the time the legislation was enacted, more than 50,000 Americans had died from the virus and the pandemic had caused major economic damage, with 26 million people (about 20% of U.S. workers) filing for unemployment assistance over the preceding five weeks. [7] The bill is referred to as "Phase 3.5" of Congress's coronavirus response.