Cost of extreme weather and climate disaster events in the U.S. 1980-2022
Extreme weather and climate disaster events caused a total of 165 billion U.S. dollars in damages in the United States in 2022. This was some 10 billion U.S. dollars more than the previous year, and the third costliest year since records began in 1980. In total, there were 18 separate billion-dollar extreme weather and climate events in the U.S. in 2022. These included severe storms, wildfires, tropical cyclones, flooding, and drought.
