Hurricane Delta adds to costly year for U.S.
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Emboldened by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Delta is steaming into Louisiana – the year’s 25th named storm
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UNITED STATES
CUBA
Texas
Lake Charles
MEXICO
Yucatán Peninsula
Alabama Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico

Sun 7pm 
Sun 7am
Sat 7pm 
Sat 7am
Fri 10am

500km 300 miles
Arkansas
Tennessee
Forecast cone (storm centre)
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Named Atlantic storms, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur
Tropical Storm Bertha
Tropical Storm Cristobal
Tropical Storm Dolly
Tropical Storm Edouard
Tropical Storm Fay
Tropical Storm Gonzalo
Hurricane Hanna
Hurricane Isaias
Tropical Storm Josephine
Tropical Storm Kyle
Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Marco
Tropical Storm Omar
Hurricane Nana
Hurricane Paulette
Tropical Storm Rene
Hurricane Sally
Hurricane Teddy
Tropical Storm Vicky
Tropical Storm Beta
Tropical Storm Wilfred
Subtropical Storm Alpha
Tropical Storm Gamma
Hurricane Delta
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U.S. has been struck by 16 climate-related disasters costing more that $1 billion each so far in 2020, with three months still to go
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Number of $billion weather disasters 
16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
2011 2015 2020
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Combined weather disaster costs ($bn)*

350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0
2011 2015 2020
$321.8 $133.3 $49.9                        
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Winter storm 
Tropical cyclone 
Wildfire 
Severe storm

Freeze
Flood
Drought

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Sources: NOAA, Bloomberg *Figures adjusted for inflation Times in CDT (GMT-5) © GRAPHIC NEWS