Publication Date January 11, 2023 | Climate Nexus Hot News

18 Disasters Killed 474 People, Cost US $165 Billion In 2022

 United States
FILE - A firefighter runs to extinguish flames as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Road in Mariposa County, Calif., on July 22, 2022. Crews were able to to stop it from reaching an adjacent home. Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
FILE - A firefighter runs to extinguish flames as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Road in Mariposa County, Calif., on July 22, 2022. Crews were able to to stop it from reaching an adjacent home. Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change killed at least 474 people and caused more than $165 billion in damages across the U.S. in 2022, NOAA scientists said Tuesday. The annual billion-dollar disaster report is a key indicator of the present costs of inaction to address the climate crisis and the 2022 total, adjusted for inflation, is the third-most expensive year since NOAA began compiling data 43 years ago. Also Tuesday, Munich Re reported insured losses from hurricanes and flooding totaled $120 billion worldwide in 2022. Last year was the fifth-warmest on record and the last eight years have been the hottest eight years on record.

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