Wildfires and droughts in California in 2020 resulted in economic costs of between 10 and 20 billion U.S. dollars. This is far more than in any other U.S. state. Drought-conditions have worsened in the U.S. Southwest over the last few years, with Nevada the only Southwest state not yet having declared a drought-related state of emergency.
Estimated range of drought and wildfire-related economic costs in the United States in 2020, by select state (in million U.S. dollars)
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NOAA. (September 21, 2021). Estimated range of drought and wildfire-related economic costs in the United States in 2020, by select state (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266247/us-drought-and-wildfire-economic-costs-by-state/
NOAA. "Estimated range of drought and wildfire-related economic costs in the United States in 2020, by select state (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266247/us-drought-and-wildfire-economic-costs-by-state/
NOAA. (2021). Estimated range of drought and wildfire-related economic costs in the United States in 2020, by select state (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266247/us-drought-and-wildfire-economic-costs-by-state/
NOAA. "Estimated Range of Drought and Wildfire-related Economic Costs in The United States in 2020, by Select State (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266247/us-drought-and-wildfire-economic-costs-by-state/
NOAA, Estimated range of drought and wildfire-related economic costs in the United States in 2020, by select state (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266247/us-drought-and-wildfire-economic-costs-by-state/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Estimated range of drought and wildfire-related economic costs in the United States in 2020, by select state (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], NOAA, September 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266247/us-drought-and-wildfire-economic-costs-by-state/