Last year was the third-highest year on record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, according to new data from ...

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.

Total damages caused by weather and climate events in the U.S. last year totaled $115 billion, according to Climate Central.

Throughout 2025, America was rocked by a staggering number of weather-related disasters that caused severe consequences.

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

Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Credit - Agustin Paullier—Getty Images ...