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Florida Storm Costs Could Reach $20 Billion

By Robert Siegel
Published September 26, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT
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Damage estimates of the four hurricanes that have hit Florida this season put the costs as high as $20 billion. Damages from Hurricane Jeanne, which struck over the weekend, are estimated at $5 billion to $8 billion. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Greg Fields of The Miami Herald.

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Robert Siegel
Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.
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