Cost of world’s 10 most expensive natural disasters rises to $170bn, aid group finds

Christian Aid says the 13% rise in the cost of damage reflects the effects of climate change, with Hurricane Ida the most expensive

The 10 most expensive weather disasters this year caused more than $170bn in damage, $20bn more than in 2020, a British aid group has found.

Christian Aid said the upward trend reflects the effects of manmade climate change and added that the 10 disasters in question also killed at least 1,075 people and displaced 1.3 million.