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Current Drought Could Prove Costlier Than Superstorm Sandy

HeadlineJun 03, 2013

According to the forecasting service Harris-Mann Climatology, the nation’s current drought pattern may be the biggest natural disaster of 2012 and 2013. If the drought continues apace, damages could approach $200 billion, even more costly than Superstorm Sandy.

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