Driven by massive wildfires in Los Angeles and severe storms across the country, the first half of 2025 became the costliest period for climate-related disasters in U.S. history, according to new research referenced in this article. The devastating wildfire that struck Los Angeles County in January 2025 is now recorded as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, causing an estimated $61 billion in damages.
In the first six months of this year, 14 separate weather-related disasters that each caused at least $1bn in damage hit the US, the Climate Central group has calculated. In total, these events cost $101bn in damages – lost homes, businesses, highways, and other infrastructure.
This loss to natural disasters is the highest total ever recorded for the first half of any year since…more
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