Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts.

As the US experiences more severe and frequent natural disasters, homeowners are scrambling to protect themselves. Older adults like Sims are in an especially vulnerable position, as disasters ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts.

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10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly ...

Natural disasters and severe weather cost the global economy $417 billion last year, including $154 billion for which insurers were on the hook, according to a new report. Last year was the ...

Economic losses from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in the U.S. last year and were above average globally, reflecting another year of costly severe storms, floods and droughts. Damage ...

FILE - A man walks through a street affected by floods in Valencia, Spain, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File) ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them.

Research shows disabled people are up to four times more likely to die in natural disasters, Dom Kelly, president and CEO of New Disabled South, tells TODAY.com. “It is common, and it is a ...