The United States experienced 15 weather and climate disasters in 2016 that cost more than $1 billion in losses, costing the nation a staggering $46 billion in total and claiming 138 lives, NOAA announced Monday. The disasters included a hurricane, historic flooding, droughts, wildfires and tornadoes.
The deadliest disasters in 2016 were Hurricane Matthew in October, which killed 49 people; and a powerful storm system in June caused "destructive flooding" in West Virginia and "numerous tornadoes" across several Ohio Valley states, resulting in the deaths of 23 people, according to NOAA. The Article goes on: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/2016-was-second-hottest-year-record-u-s-15-billion-n705281
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