10 MARCH 1998. CALIFORNIA: IMPACT

Greg Frost of Reuters reports that despite $500 million in property damage (relative to a $35 billion construction sector) and $90.8 million to date in damage to the $25 billion agricultural sector, this El Nino had minor impact in the state's $1.1 trillion economy. In comparison, the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge quakes cost $26 billion.

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