Extreme weather and climate disaster events caused a total of 92.9 billion U.S. dollars in damages across the United States in 2023. This was some 86 billion U.S. dollars less than the previous year. In total, there were 28 separate billion-dollar extreme weather and climate events in the United States in 2023. These included severe storms, wildfires, tropical cyclones, flooding, and drought.
Annual cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the United States from 1980 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (January 9, 2024). Annual cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1113419/billion-dollar-climate-disasters-annual-cost/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Annual cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1113419/billion-dollar-climate-disasters-annual-cost/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2024). Annual cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1113419/billion-dollar-climate-disasters-annual-cost/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Annual Cost of Billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disaster Events in The United States from 1980 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1113419/billion-dollar-climate-disasters-annual-cost/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Annual cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1113419/billion-dollar-climate-disasters-annual-cost/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Annual cost of billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events in the United States from 1980 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, January 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1113419/billion-dollar-climate-disasters-annual-cost/
