Similarly, Gurría tells us that Hurricane Sandy, which slammed into New York City in 2012, is an example of inaction on climate change, costing the United States “the equivalent of 0.5% of its GDP” each year. In fact, the US currently is experiencing the longest absence of intense landfall hurricanes since records began in 1900, while the adjusted damage cost for the US during this period, including Hurricane Sandy, has fallen slightly.
同样，古里亚称2012年猛烈袭击纽约市的飓风桑迪是在气候变化面前不作为的活生生的例子，飓风灾害每年为美国造成“相当于GDP 0.5%的财产损失”。事实上，自20世纪有记录以来美国现在无强飓风登陆时长已创下历史记录，在此期间内包括飓风桑迪在内经调整的损失成本也略有降低。