WTKR

There were a record 22 weather disasters in 2020 that cost more than $1 billion each

NOAA noted that there were a record-breaking 30 named tropical storms in the Atlantic in 2020, with 12 of them making landfall along America’s coast, several in Louisiana alone. More than 40% of the ...
WDTN

Think 2020’s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future

A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames. Meanwhile, the Atlantic’s 16th and 17th ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Compounding Disasters in Gulf Coast Communities, 2020-2021: Impacts, Findings, and Lessons Learned

This consensus study will examine the impacts of multiple, compounding disasters that occurred across the Gulf region from 2020-2021 and provide findings on what factors enabled or could enable ...
mlive

Michigan dam failure trial begins to examine state’s role in 2020 disaster

A trial to determine if Michigan state agencies are responsible for the catastrophic 2020 dam failures that devastated mid-Michigan communities begins Monday, Jan. 12.
ABC12

Mid-Michigan residents want Gov. Whitmer to address state's role in 2020 dam disaster

MIDLAND, Mich. (WJRT) - Hundreds of Mid-Michigan residents impacted by the 2020 floods are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to acknowledge the state's role in the dam disaster. The request comes just ...
Climate Central

Billion-Dollar Disasters by Decade (2020)

The Climate Shift Index (CSI), Climate Central’s daily temperature attribution system, applies the latest peer-reviewed methodology to map the influence of climate change on temperatures across the ...
ABC12

Trial over Edenville Dam disaster begins in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WJRT) - The class action lawsuit for residents and businesses affected by the 2020 Edenville Dam failure is underway in Grand Rapids. The proceedings follow the collapse of the ...