2024’s most costly climate disasters killed 2,000 people and caused $229bn in damages, data shows
by Jonathan Watts from on (#6T7HA)
Analysis of insurance payouts by Christian Aid reveals three-quarters of financial destruction occurred in US
The world's 10 most costly climate disasters of 2024 caused $229bn in damages and killed 2,000 people, the latest annual analysis of insurance payouts has revealed.
Three-quarters of the financial destruction occurred in the world's biggest economy, the US, where climate denier Donald Trump will become president next month.
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