Fires
Floods
Storms, typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones
Americas
US (Midwest and
southern) Mar–Jun
$12.5bn
$25bn
California
Oct–Nov
North America
Hurricane Dorian, Sep
$11.4bn
$8bn
$2.5bn
Texas Tropical
Storm Imelda, Sep
Argentina and
Uruguay Jan
Asia Pacific
Japan Typhoon Hagibis, Sep–Oct
$15bn
Japan Typhoon
Faxai, Sep–Oct
$9bn
Northern India
Jun–Oct
$10bn
$8.3bn
Iran
Mar–Apr
India, Bangladesh
Cyclone Fani, May
$8.3bn
$8.1bn
China
Jun–Aug
$1.9bn
China Typhoon
Lekima, Aug
Australia Jan–Feb
$10bn
Europe
$1.7bn
$2.4bn
Europe Storm Eberhard, Mar
Spain Sep
Africa
$2bn
Southern Africa Cyclone Idai, Mar
Extreme weather events across the world caused over $100bn worth of damage in 2019
Floods
Storms, typhoons, hurricanes, cyclones
Fires
Americas
Asia Pacific
Japan Typhoon Hagibis, Sep–Oct
US (Midwest and
southern) Mar–Jun
$12.5bn
$25bn
$15bn
Japan Typhoon
Faxai, Sep–Oct
$9bn
California
Oct–Nov
Northern India
Jun–Oct
North America
Hurricane Dorian, Sep
$10bn
$8.3bn
$11.4bn
$8bn
Iran
Mar–Apr
India, Bangladesh
Cyclone Fani, May
$2.5bn
$8.3bn
$8.1bn
Texas Tropical
Storm Imelda, Sep
Argentina and
Uruguay Jan
China
Jun–Aug
$1.9bn
China Typhoon
Lekima, Aug
Australia Jan–Feb
$10bn
Europe
Africa
$1.7bn
$2bn
$2.4bn
Europe Storm Eberhard, Mar
Southern Africa Cyclone Idai, Mar
Spain Sep