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U.S. economic losses from natural disasters reached $218 billion in 2024, topping global average

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Hurricanes Helene and Milton helped push total economic losses from natural disasters in the U.S. to $217.8 billion last year .

That figure represents an 85.3% increase from 2023 , when losses totaled about $117.5 billion .

Global insured losses, meanwhile, climbed 15.1% to $145 billion .

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