
U.S. financial losses from pure disasters reached $218 billion in 2024, topping world common
Financial losses from hurricanes and different pure disasters soared within the U.S. final 12 months and had been above common globally, reflecting one other 12 months of expensive extreme storms, floods and droughts. Injury attributable to Hurricanes Helene and Milton helped push complete financial losses from pure disasters within the U.S. to $217.8 billion final…