Hurricane Helene created an estimated nearly $80 billion in damage from Florida through North Carolina.
Polling shows many Americans blame climate change for the disaster.
The remnants of Helene brought the worst flooding in a century for western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. In all, it was the second costliest hurricane season ever with $227 billion worth ...
The US alone suffered almost 71 per cent of the losses from 10 worst disasters. The country was hit by so many costly storms throughout the year that, even when hurricanes are removed, they caused ...
The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are far from contained, but they're already expected to be the ...
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is the most expensive US natural disaster, with an estimated cost of $200 billion, according to ...
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