These 2021 disasters are not just bad luck. They result from our lack of action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions causing a rapidly warming planet and a rapidly changing climate. And as this past year has shown, no corner of our country is safe from these threats.
John — A just-released report shows extreme weather affected more than 14.5 million homes across the United States in 2021.
That’s a shocking 1 in 10 homes that were impacted by weather disasters. The CoreLogic report estimates these weather events caused $56.92 billion in property damage.
It’s another example of the devastating toll hurricanes, floods, and wildfires take because of climate change.
Among the report’s conclusions, it was found that:
The 2021 deep freeze paralyzed the central U.S. in February and resulted in $15 billion in property damage on 12,764,941 homes, the most of any natural disaster;
Hurricanes caused $33 billion in property damage to 1,233,860 homes;
Wildfires were responsible for $1.46 billion in damage to 4,101 homes. The Dixie Fire was the second-largest wildfire in California’s history, burning nearly one million acres and destroying more than 1,300 structures.
These 2021 disasters are not just bad luck. They result from our lack of action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions causing a rapidly warming planet and a rapidly changing climate. And as this past year has shown, no corner of our country is safe from these threats.
We live with the consequences of climate inaction right now, John.
It’s too late to turn back the clock, but it’s not too late to take decisive action to mitigate the future effects of climate change. We need to get serious about protecting communities suffering from these disasters.
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