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Tropical Cyclone Yasi was the biggest storm in Queensland's history, with more than 10,000 people moved from their homes. The storm passed between the two big cities of Cairns and Townsville which only suffered minor damage. Early estimates of damage put the cost at about AU$100 million.
Cyclone Tracy at landfall in the Northern Territory on December 25, 1974. The costliest Australian region tropical cyclone on record was Cyclone Yasi in 2011, which caused $3.6 billion in damages. [38] The next costliest cyclone, Debbie, caused $2.73 billion in damages [39] and is closely followed by Oswald which caused $2.52 billion in damages ...
Tropical cyclone 2024 North America (, , , others) Hurricane Ida: $75 [18] $84.3 107 Tropical cyclone 2021 North America (, , , others) 2019–20 Australian bushfire season: $69 [19] $81.2 451 Wildfire 2019-20 Australia Hurricane Sandy: $68.7 [12] $91.2 254 Tropical cyclone 2012 North America (, , , others) Hurricane Irma: $64.8 [12] $80.5 134 ...
The climate crisis took a hefty economic toll in 2024, with just 10 disasters causing over $200bn in damage, according to a new report by Christian Aid.. The report, released on Monday, lists the ...
The 2010–11 Australian region cyclone season was a near average tropical cyclone season, with eleven tropical cyclones forming compared to an average of 12. The season was also the costliest recorded in the Australian region basin, with a total of $3.62 billion (2011 USD) in damages, mostly from the destructive Cyclone Yasi. [1]
[177] [178] The total cost of the storm damage and reconstruction was estimated at over $500 million (1974 AUD). [179] Australia's costliest tropical cyclone was Cyclone Yasi, which struck Mission Beach, Queensland on February 3, 2011, as a Category 5 on the Australian region tropical cyclone scale. The cyclone left about US$2.8 billion in damage.
The latest estimate from weather forecasting service AccuWeather puts the total expected damage and economic loss to between $250 billion and $275 billion. That includes the costs of damage, loss ...
In a new estimate, the weather-data platform AccuWeather puts the total cost between $250 and $275 billion and calls the damage "catastrophic." The full cost of the wildfires won't be clear until ...