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Furthermore, the cost is expected to perpetually increase for several thousand years as cleanup operations and the economic impact of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone continue indefinitely. [4] The most expensive natural disaster is the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, costing an estimated $360 billion. [5]
Toggle Deadliest natural disasters by year excluding epidemics and famines subsection. 2.1 20th century. 2.2 21st century. ... World's worst natural disasters since 1900;
In other parts of the world, floods in June and July in China killed 315 people and racked up costs of 15.6 billion US dollars (£12.4 billion), while Typhoon Yagi, which hit south-west Asia in ...
Historic cost (year) 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami: Japan: 9.1 [1] $487.6 billion (2024) ... List of natural disasters by cost; List of disasters by cost; Notes
Hurricanes, storms, floods and other natural disasters caused an estimated $140 billion in insured losses in 2024, up from 2023 and one of the costliest years on record, Munich Re said on Thursday.
Marked by devastating hurricanes and cold snaps in the United States, 2021 proved the second-most costly year on record for the world's insurers, Munich Re said on Monday, warning that extreme ...
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Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. In the 2010s, that dropped ...