When Billion-Dollar Disasters Strike America
Events grouped by meteorological season: Spring (March-May), Summer (June-August), Fall (September-December), Winter (January-February). Fall extends through December to capture the full calendar year. Event counts reflect the number of confirmed billion-dollar weather and climate disasters beginning within each seasonal window in 2025. The western drought and heat wave, which lasted the full year, is counted once in Summer when its impacts were most acute. Total confirmed events: 23.