Annual cost estimates of US billion-dollar disasters
To estimate the costs of major U.S. disasters each year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used bulk data provided by insurers and adjusted for inflation. All estimates are in billions of U.S. dollars.
Bars, adjusted for inflation, showing rising costs over time. The tallest bars were 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, and 2027, when Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria caused widespread damage.
