Weather disasters caused $145 billion in damage last year in the U.S., says NOAA

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• In 2021, there were 20 separate billion-dollar weather and climate change disasters, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released Monday.
• Those 20 disasters killed 688 people.
• In December, the temperature of the contiguous 48 states was the highest on record, and stood at 39.3 degrees Fahrenheit, 6.7 degrees above average, NOAA said.
• Disasters powered by climate change wreak havoc in so many ways, causing death and upending the lives of entire communities. They also come with an enormous price tag.In 2021, there were 20 separate billion-dollar weather and climate change disasters, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released Monday.

  Those 20 disasters killed 688 people and cost $145 billion, with $75 billion of that coming from Hurricane Ida.

  Global temperature rises are making extreme weather more extreme. In December, the temperature of the contiguous 48 states was the highest on record, and stood at 39.3 degrees Fahrenheit, 6.7 degrees above average, NOAA said.

• A winter storm/cold wave event in the Deep South and Texas

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