How many billion-dollar climate disasters will affect the United States in 2024?

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resolved Jan 11

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Resolved via https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/

In 2023 it was 28. See /knowledgeispower/by-the-end-of-2023-how-many-billion .

Close date might be extended if the NCEI publication isn't available yet. It was Jan 9th for the previous year.

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In 2024, there were 27 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect United States. These events included 1 drought event, 1 flooding event, 17 severe storm events, 5 tropical cyclone events, 1 wildfire event, and 2 winter storm events.

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@DavidFWatson Yes, eventually. I trying to figure out in which direction though. Currently, it seems people would rather bet on higher numbers. Added "30" for now.