Texas has been the epicenter of extreme weather in the United States for decades, surpassing states like California and Florida. Since 1980, Texas has experienced 176 weather disasters, each costing $1 billion or more. The state has faced major storms, floods, and heat waves, with these events occurring in closer proximity over time. The financial toll of these extreme weather events has amounted to billions of dollars in damage. Climate change might be a contributing factor.
Texas is America's epicenter of extreme weather, with floods, storms and heat waves racking up billions of dollars in damage https://t.co/BR4my1BqrM
Major storms, floods, and other billion-dollar disasters are occurring in closer proximity in Texas. Climate change might be real. https://t.co/PTBn5S35uC
Texas—not California or Florida—has been the US epicenter of extreme weather for decades. Since 1980 it’s logged 176 weather disasters costing $1 billion or more. https://t.co/7i0evhzX1z via @climate
Texas is America’s epicenter of extreme weather, with floods, storms and heat waves racking up billions of dollars in damage https://t.co/GXZ5Rvjkq7
Tornados, Flooding, Extreme Heat Hit Millions Across America—And More Is To Come https://t.co/tdO9MhOLse https://t.co/b1XUMMNKdp