NOAA: 2012 to rank as second costliest US year since 1980

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High winds, rough seas and heavy rain from Hurricane Sandy and two Nor’easters impacted parts of coastal North Carolina. Captions and Photo source: ©© NCDOTcommunications

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During 2012, there were 11 extreme weather and climate events in the US that reached the billion-dollar threshold in losses, according to figures released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…

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