As wildfires continue in Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss from the blazes have ballooned to more ...

However, the point is powerful. The previous “expensive” designation went to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It nearly destroyed New Orleans, and did damage to several states along the Gulf of Mexico.

The costliest disasters on the National Centers for Environmental Information "Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" ...

Many remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that devoured the city of New Orleans in 2005, leaving the Six Flags ...

but a final total won’t be known until the true extent of the damage and reconstruction costs are known. By comparison, Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that devastated New Orleans, killed more ...

For the insurance industry, the threat of massive and profoundly destructive wildfires poses a significant and immediate ...

Michael Brenna, director of the National Hurricane Center, told a conference of meteorologists this week. The September 2024 storm is estimated to have done almost $80 billion in damage to people ...