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Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters
In this Nov. 9, 2018 file photo, firefighter Jose Corona sprays water as flames from the Camp Fire consume a home in Magalia, Calif. Associated Press.
WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s cata- quently contradicts President Donald Trump. come more frequent, intense, widespread or
strophic wildfires recede and people rebuild The National Climate Assessment was written of long duration.” The report notes the last few
after two hurricanes, a massive new federal re- long before the deadly fires in California this years have smashed U.S. records for damaging
port warns that these types of extreme weather month and before Hurricanes Florence and Mi- weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.
disasters are worsening in the United States. The chael raked the East Coast and Florida. It says
White House report quietly issued Friday also fre- warming-charged extremes “have already be- Continued on Page 3
