NEW YORK, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States was hit by 15 climate disasters in the first half of this year, each with losses exceeding 1 billion U.S. dollars, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
These disasters consisted of 13 severe storm events and two winter storms, the nation's premier meteorological agency said in a report released earlier this week.
