Hmm: Wonder why the ThinkProgress propagandists seem completely uninterested in the "billion-dollar weather disasters" metric this year, after being super-excited about it two years ago?

Halfway Through 2013, The 5 Worst Extreme Weather Events Show The Damage Is As Bad As Ever | ThinkProgress

Seven months into 2013, this year doesn’t look to be much better.

Flashback: A New Record: 14 U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in 2011 | ThinkProgress

[Four US billion-dollar weather disasters in first half of 2013?] – Aon Benfield

Ranked in terms of insured losses, there were seven billion-dollar insured loss events in the first half of 2013: “the Central Europe floods during May/June ($5.3 billion); the U.S. severe weather outbreak of May 18-22 ($2.5 billion); the U.S. severe weather outbreak of March 18-20 ($1.25 billion); the U.S. severe weather outbreak of May 26-June 2 ($1.20 billion); the Australia floods during January ($1.04 billion); the Canada floods during June ($1.0 billion), and a U.S. winter storm in early April ($1.0 billion).”