There were 24 confirmed weather or climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each in the United States this year. (Credit: Timothy/Adobe Stock)

As 2024 comes to a close, many are still taking stock of the damage left from disastrous hail storms, flash floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and other weather events.

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, as of November 1, there were 24 confirmed weather or climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each this year. Between 1980 and 2023, the annual average of these events was just 8.5. In the last five years (2019 to 2023), the United States has seen that average rise to 20.4.

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