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U.S. saw 14 $1B natural disasters in 2019, now the second wettest year on record

The costliest U.S. weather activity in 2019 made up nearly half of the year's total losses.

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Hurricane Dorian inflicted unprecedented damage in the Bahamas over Labor Day Weekend. Early insured loss estimates price Dorian at $7 billion, but the recovery efforts in the affected Bahamas islands will be an extensive, long process. (Photo: AP) Hurricane Dorian inflicted unprecedented damage in the Bahamas in September 2019. Early insured loss estimates priced Dorian at $7 billion, but the recovery efforts in the affected Bahamas islands will be an extensive, long process. (Photo: AP)

Following the trends of recent years, the U.S. experienced more record-breaking weather activity in 2019, which is now the second wettest year on record, according to new data and analysis from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling

Danielle Ling is an experienced video journalist and business reporter. As Associate Editor of NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU Propertycasualty360.com, Danielle manages all multimedia and reports on industry news and risk-related coverage, managing all weather-related content. Danielle heads PC360's video production, producing news packages, video interviews, and animated videos. A University of Maryland and Philip Merrill College of Journalism alum, prior to this role, Danielle served as a video journalist for Verizon FiOS 1 News NJ on the show "Push Pause." Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn or email her at dling@alm.com.

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