Some analysts have speculated that Hurricane Harvey could be the second most expensive US weather event of the past 30 years
Cost in $bn, adjusted for inflation
Cost in $bn
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Hurricane Sandy 2012
Hurricane Andrew 1992
Heatwave/drought 1988
Midwest flooding 1993
Hurricane Ike 2008
Heatwave/drought 2012
Hurricane Ivan 2004
Hurricane Wilma 2005
Hurricane Rita 2005
Hurricane Charley 2004
Hurricane Hugo 1989
Hurricane Irene 2011
Southern Plains heatwave/drought 2011
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50
100
150