Strong winds have taken a toll on the region in recent years. In 2020, a powerful derecho sweeping across the Midwest caused about $11 billion in damages. Credit: Eddie J. Rodriquez/Shutterstock.com Strong winds have taken a toll on the region in recent years. In 2020, a powerful derecho sweeping across the Midwest caused about $11 billion in damages. Credit: Eddie J. Rodriquez/Shutterstock.com

(Bloomberg) — Damaging winds blasting out of thunderstorms are occurring five times more frequently across the central U.S. than they were 40 years ago because of the warming climate, threatening local economies.

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