Economics ❯ Disaster Economics

Cost of Disasters

Economic Impact Insurance Claims Municipal Finance Wildfire Damage Infrastructure Damage FEMA Funding Wildfire Damages Insurance Wildfire Costs Insurance Impacts Economic Recovery Hurricane Damages

U.S. Logged 23 Billion-Dollar Disasters in 2025, Costing $115 Billion and 276 Lives

Climate Central has replaced NOAA as steward of the billion-dollar disaster database after the federal program was retired.

Brookings’ 20-Year Review of Post-Katrina Philanthropy Calls for a Community-First Reset