How the costs of disasters like Hurricane Ian are calculated, and why it takes so long to add them up

The U.S. experienced 15 disasters in the first nine months of 2022 that each caused at least US$1 billion in damage. Hurricane Ian is taking the largest toll of these disasters by far—but the extent of the damage could take years to calculate with any precision.


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Source: Phys.org