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BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — 2020 was historic in many ways — from a once in a century pandemic to the national outcry over the deaths of unarmed black Americans. The year in weather was no different. According to a report from […]
BY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS
(NEW YORK) 2020 was historic in many ways from a once in a century pandemic to the national outcry over the deaths of unarmed black Americans. The year in weather was no different.
According to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, there were 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2020. The total damages from the disasters totaled approximately $95 billion and killed at least 262 people, according to NOAA.
Last year, the world saw a record number of hurricanes named in the Atlantic, with a record 12 making landfall in the Southeast. Seven of those cyclones caused damage exceeding one billion dollars, which NOAA says is a record since it started keeping track of billion-dollar damages in 1980.
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The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control is taking part in Community Risk Reduction Week this year, a grassroots effort by fire safety professionals across the nation to help reduce the number and impact of emergency events.
Community Risk Reduction Week will take place through Jan. 24, and fire services around the country will be promoting the event to educate community members on the importance of mitigating risks for themselves and emergency responders.
Throughout the week, the Division of Fire Prevention and Control will be publishing videos discussing the importance of community risk reduction on its social media channels, including YouTube