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News in English (USA) / 08.01.2026 / 21:00

U.S. Faces Record Billion-Dollar Disasters in 2025

In 2025, the United States confronted nearly two dozen billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, resulting in costs exceeding $115 billion. Despite a relatively calm hurricane season, significant disasters impacted areas like South Carolina, with a staggering average of one billion-dollar disaster occurring every 10 days. Additionally, a revival of the climate disaster database, previously attempted to be suppressed, highlights the growing concern over the economic impacts of extreme weather events, which drove global insured disaster losses to $107 billion. The trend indicates an alarming escalation in the frequency and financial toll of climate-related disasters.
The New York Times, CNN, Time Magazine, Post and Courier, grist.org, 10TV, Climate Central, Everett Post, businessinsurance.com, Punch Newspapers