Farmers have always been at the mercy of the weather, and while damage to buildings and infrastructure from natural disasters is devastating, often we overlook the ways in which climate events can affect agriculture. Especially in rural regions, losing crops and land can be devastating to people's livelihoods, destroy food sources and increase hunger.
According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, in 2022, major natural disasters caused over $21.4 billion of damage, with around $10 billion of those losses being uninsured. Around $20.4 billion of those losses were attributed to drought and wildfires, while the remaining damages were caused by hurricanes, hail, flooding and other severe weather events.
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Brittney Meredith-Miller
Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].
