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 ” 。
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.