What's Bad Weather Costing Us?

U.S. taxpayers paid nearly $100 billion responding to damages caused by last year’s extreme weather events associated with climate change, about $1,100 per taxpayer, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
$1100 annually per taxpayer says the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). That's $100 billion, for those of you keeping score--more than the federal government spent on either education or transportation. For the whole story, go here.

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