"Extreme weather affected more than 14.5 million homes in the United States last year, causing an estimated $56.92 billion in property damage, according to a report released this morning by CoreLogic, a property information and analytics provider.

The findings drive home the devastating toll of disasters — including hurricanes, floods and wildfires — that are becoming more common and costly because of climate change.

“If we want to transition toward solutions to climate change, we have to get better at quantifying its impacts and its costs,” Tom Larsen, CoreLogic’s principal for industry solutions, told The Climate 202."

Maxine Joselow reports for the Washington Post February 17, 2022 with Vanessa Montalbano. [2]