Global Catastrophe Recap, January 2019
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Executive Summary
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Multiple winter storms & extreme cold leads to billion-dollar cost in the United States
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Torrential seasonal rainfall prompts USD2.3 billion economic loss to agriculture in Argentina
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Australia records its warmest month on record; first time nation averaged 30°C (86°F) in a month
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65°F: Wind chill temperature recorded in the U.S. Midwest in late January
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30°C: Average national temperature of Australia in January; warmest month on record
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80: Fatalities resulting from seasonal flooding in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi
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2.3 billion: Economic loss to agricultural sector in Argentina due to flooding