2017 most expensive year for Natural Disasters

 Hurricane Harvey was the worst natural disaster

Hurricane Harvey was the worst natural disaster

Washington … News Time

Last year, three heavy rains came to an end, resulting in serious damage, which the US’s marine and environmental organization declared record-off disasters. In the year 2017, total of 16 natural disasters, this caused a loss of $ 306 billion. Hurricane Harvey was one of the worst natural disasters, during which the Houston and other parts of Texas rained a mile to a half meters, causing a loss of $ 125 billion worth. Hurricane Katrina, who came to the year 2005, had suffered more than that. Hurricanes destroyed more than 140 billion dollars during Irma and Maria, resulting in the 2017 and the most harmful years. Along with that, the reference to forest fire was very harmful, which caused a loss of $ 18 billion in California and Western states. Last year, temperature recorded in 5 states was broken. At the national level, it proved to be the third warmest year of record.

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