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CelloMom On Cars

"High winds and heavy rains both play their parts in severe storm damage, but #hail is the biggest single component, accounting for 50% to 80% of the total annually.

As the climate has warmed, there’s been an increase in the ingredients that make up #HailStorms.

States prone to severe storms like #Oklahoma and #Nebraska already have some of the highest #insurance costs in the nation, rivaling Florida’s and higher than California’s."

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Bloomberg · Giant Hail That Batters Homes, Solar Power Is Growing Weather ThreatBy Leslie Kaufman
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FOA -# Agriculture on the proving grounds. #Damage and #loss. Available data shows us that an increased occurrence and intensity of disasters is the new normal. Within the first few months of 2020, huge swarms of #desertlocusts began ravaging countries across the Greater #HornofAfrica, the #ArabianPeninsula, and #SouthwestAsia - just one more hit to #farmers already impacted by #floods, #cyclones, #hailstorms, #animaldiseases, #droughts, and other shocks. fao.org/resources/digital-repo

www.fao.orgDamages and lossesWhat are the economic and nutritional impacts of disasters on agriculture and how can we make the sector more resilient? #Damages and losses
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