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That hasn't happened since 1978 [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Meteorologists said the rain and flooding that hit South Carolina was historic and unprecedented [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It's bringing wind and rain to the Southeast coast [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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But risk of flooding and storm surges remains in parts of the Philippines [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Atlantic hurricane season kicks off with a distant category 3 hurricane dubbed "Eduoard" [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the above-average number of worldwide natural catastrophes in 2013 despite the below-average damages in both financial and human terms. Topics include the relationship between weather-related damages and the development level of the country, the record-low number of hurricanes to form in the North Atlantic ocean, with none reaching the U.S. mainland, and the damages from Supertyphoon Haiyan in the Phillippines, which ranked only second in most-expensive disasters of 2013.