Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2013. Today on the six-month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the Center for American Progress released “Disastrous Spending: Federal Disaster-Relief Expenditures Rise amid More Extreme Weather,” which estimates that the federal government spent $136 billion for disaster relief and recovery in 2011 to 2013. This is nearly $400 per home per year. In addition to Sandy, the United States experienced 24 floods, storms, droughts, heat waves, and wildfires that each caused at least $1 billion in damages in 2011 and 2012. Combined, these extreme weather events were responsible for 1,107 fatalities and up to $188 billion in economic damages.
