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List of disasters by cost. Over $1 billion. Actual, and inflated to 2023 (unless otherwise stated) Event Cost ($ billion) Fatalities Type Year Nation(s) Actual Inflated Chernobyl disaster: $700 [3] $888.7 30–500: Contamination (Radioactive) 1986 Soviet Union (, , ) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami + Fukushima nuclear disaster: $360 [6] [7 ...
The number of $1 billion Atlantic hurricanes almost doubled from the 1980s to the 2010s, and inflation-adjusted costs have increased more than elevenfold. [1] The increases have been attributed to climate change, more people moving to coastal areas, [1] and the dramatic increase in construction costs since 1980. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Year Disaster Death toll Damage cost US$ Main article Location Notes 2025 Wildfire: 27+ ~$250 billion 2025 Southern California wildfires: Southern California: Most destructive wildfires in US history. 2024 Hurricane: 35 $85 billion Hurricane Milton: Florida, Georgia: Strongest Hurricane in Gulf of Mexico since 2005 2024 Hurricane: 199–241 ...
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Historic cost (year) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Japan: 9.1 [1] $487.6 billion (2024) ... List of natural disasters by cost; List of disasters by cost; Notes
A person in Asia-Pacific is five times more likely to be hit by a natural disaster than someone living in other regions. [25] Between 1995 and 2015, the greatest number of natural disasters occurred in America, China and India. [26] In 2012, there were 905 natural disasters worldwide, 93% of which were weather-related disasters.
Storm Name Season Basin Damage Rank Storm Name Season Basin Damage 1 5 Katrina: 2005: N. Atlantic $125 billion 26 3 Irene: 2011: N. Atlantic $14.2 billion 4 Harvey: 2017: 27 5 Jebi: 2018: W. Pacific $13.0 billion 3 5 Ian: 2022: $113 billion 28 5 Otis: 2023: E. Pacific $12.0 billion 4 5 Maria: 2017: $91.6 billion 29 5 Hugo: 1989: N. Atlantic
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