2023’s Billion-Dollar Disasters List Shattered the US Record with 28 Big Weather and Climate Disasters amid Earth’s Hottest Year on Record

Author(s)

Shuang-Ye Wu, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

1-9-2024

Publication Source

The Conversation

Abstract

The U.S. set an unwelcome record for weather and climate disasters in 2023, with 28 disasters that exceeded more than US$1 billion in damage each.

While it wasn’t the most expensive year overall – the costliest years included multiple hurricane strikes – it had the highest number of billion-dollar storms, floods, droughts and fires of any year since counting began in 1980, with six more than any other year, accounting for inflation.

eCommons Citation

Wu, Shuang-Ye, "2023’s Billion-Dollar Disasters List Shattered the US Record with 28 Big Weather and Climate Disasters amid Earth’s Hottest Year on Record" (2024). Geology Faculty Publications. 67.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/geo_fac_pub/67