Us 75 Billion News Today

Hurricane ida, a deadly category 4 storm that slammed louisiana and triggered tornadoes and flooding as far north as new york city was the most expensive, costing the u.s. $75 billion. the winter storm that froze the deep south, including it was the second costliest at 24 billion. the wildfires cost the u.s. 26.4 billion. >> we cannot adapt to run away climate change. >> reporter: in ten years these disasters have cost the united states just over a trillion dollars. to put this in perspective, t...

Totaled $145 billion. the new data crystallizes the human and financial impact of climate change now. >> its an alarm bell, and i should point out why we should have taken action years ago. but now absolutely we have to do this. >> reporter: the new report only captures the most costly disasters, which is only about 80% of the total economic loss. hurricane ida, a deadly category 4 storm that slammed louisiana and triggered tornadoes and flooding as far north as new york city was the most expens...

Forth with the heavy-handed tariffs. let me share part of a statement while i have a moment. this is from chinas liu he. he said china is willing to resolve the trade dispute with the united states, calm negotiations, two word, through calm negotiations and re lieutenantly opposes the escalation of the conflict. that escalation blew out the market on friday. china hitting u.s. $75 billion. the trump administration retaliating with levies to hit $550 billion of chinese imports. the president rema...