Weather disasters cost the United States billions in 2025 despite no hurricanes. What caused the billion-dollar disasters and ...

The costliest disasters were hailstorms, tornadoes and high winds … Chemicals used in plastics linked to higher death risks … Black, Hispanic children more likely to live in poverty … and more.

Experts warn that after 23 billion-dollar weather disasters killed 276 people and caused $115B in damage in 2025, the U.S.

NOAA began tracking billion-dollar disasters in 1980. Since then the U.S. has sustained 426 billion-dollar disasters, with a ...

A newly released report from Climate Central shows 2025 was in the top 10 costliest years on record for weather and climate ...

The LA wildfires last January helped push the nation's "billion-dollar disasters" to a near record last year, even without a ...

Damages totaled $115 billion last year, according to Climate Central.

Adam Smith is Climate Central’s Senior Climate Impacts Scientist, leading the redevelopment of the U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters research. His work will integrate with other ...