Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2012. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a storm that harmed millions of Americans, the Center for American Progress today released “Preventing Future ‘Frankenstorms,’” an analysis detailing the human and financial cost of Hurricane Sandy and other storms, droughts, heatwaves, and floods linked to climate change. This analysis includes an interactive map that shows every county in America affected by at least one extreme weather event that caused over $1 billion in economic damage in 2011-2012, and a table describing these events that enumerates the fatalities and the economic damages.
