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This is particularly an issue for the state's 44.7 billion dollar agricultural industry, which produces nearly half of all American-grown fruits, nuts, and vegetables. [33] According to NASA, tests published in January 2014 have shown that the twelve months prior to January 2014 were the driest on record, since record-keeping began in 1885. [ 34 ]
California's 38 million residents experienced 13 consecutive months of drought. This is particularly an issue for the state's 44.7 billion dollar agricultural industry, which produces nearly half of all U.S.-grown fruits, nuts, and vegetables. [13]
Last year, the number of billion-dollar climate disasters was even higher, with 28 events reported. Damage from the 2023 disasters totaled $92.9 billion. Damage from the 2023 disasters totaled $92 ...
English: Graph of number billion-dollar climate-related events in the United States, and annual costs of those events, based on NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Versions 8 and 9 are updates through 2023.
The analysis released late last month estimated that extreme heat cost the state $7.7 billion in the last decade, mostly in emergency health responses but also in productivity loss, industry ...
The report comes at a moment when the state is facing a significant $37.9-billion budget deficit, which has prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to slash $2.9 billion from California climate programs, delay ...
The damage was estimated at $1.55 billion ($1,926,663,046 today [4]), [3] including damage to California roads and highways estimated at more than $1.05 billion. [ 7 ] [ 5 ] The flooding occurred at the end of one of California's worst droughts on record , and much of the state was unprepared to handle the huge volume of rain and snow.
The deep landslides beneath the multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes moved at an almost glacial pace, until they didn’t. This affluent coastal city in Southern California, around 30 ...