The U.S. has already been hit by more natural disasters in 2011 than any previous year - and that is before the hurricane season has even started.Flooding, blizzards, drought and tornadoes from just nine events have each caused more than $1 billion worth of damage.
It brings the total cost of cleaning up the country in the past eight months to a staggering $35 billion.
National Weather Service Director Jack Hayes said: 'The nation is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather. It doesn't take a wizard to predict that 2011 will go down in history.' Read More
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