Introduction

Regions of the U.S. and other parts of the world experienced a variety of weather and climate extremes during the summer of 1998. This report will describe some of these events and conditions, including drought and fires in Florida, a heat wave and drought across parts of the south, flooding in China, flooding in parts of the U.S., Hurricane Bonnie striking North Carolina and Virginia, and an overall review of U.S. and global climatic conditions. Overall damages and costs for the events described in this report exceeded $30 billion (including over $10 billion in the U.S.), and the death toll exceeded 3000 (including over 200 fatalities in the U.S.).

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