What "record floods"? Nothing in the last 150 years comes even close to "The Great Flood of 1862", skippy.
You have shown nothing but half lies.
Damn, I really didn't think you were that stupid. Here is a site with a graph that shows how utterly wrong you are;
ourworldindata.org
Really dumb reply. One great flood. Yes, that has not been repeated. But the total cost in present dollars was 3 billion dollars. 4000 people killed. But at that time they simply did not have the warning systems we have today. So most were caught unawares. Just as the death rate from tornadoes went down with doppler radar, the advance warning we have today, often a week ahead of an event, save thousands of lives every year. The yearly costs of flooding in the US were 180 to 496 billion dollars in the four years from 2020 to 2023. And those dollars are 2023 dollars.
Inflation, moron. Now calculate the cost if the entire California central valley, ALL OF IT, were underwater like 1862.Really dumb reply. One great flood. Yes, that has not been repeated. But the total cost in present dollars was 3 billion dollars. 4000 people killed. But at that time they simply did not have the warning systems we have today. So most were caught unawares. Just as the death rate from tornadoes went down with doppler radar, the advance warning we have today, often a week ahead of an event, save thousands of lives every year. The yearly costs of flooding in the US were 180 to 496 billion dollars in the four years from 2020 to 2023. And those dollars are 2023 dollars.
Increase
The cost of floods in the United States has seen a significant increase over the last two decades, driven by climate change and rising sea levels. Here are some key points regarding the increase in flood costs:
- Annual Costs: The total cost of flooding in the U.S. is estimated to be between $179.8 and $496.0 billion each year in 2023 dollars, which is equivalent to 1-2% of U.S. GDP in 2023.
1- Major Flood Disasters: From 2020 to 2023, there were 80 major flood disasters declared by FEMA, which is half of the figure recorded in the previous decade in just four years.
1- Billion-Dollar Events: In 2024, there were 27 confirmed U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events, with a total cost exceeding $182.7 billion.
1- Cumulative Costs: The total cost of U.S. billion-dollar disasters over the last 5 years (2020-2024) is $746.7 billion, with a 5-year annual cost average of $149.3 billion.
1- Future Projections: The costs of flooding are expected to continue increasing due to climate change, with projections indicating that the true total cost of flooding could be between 0.5 to 2x the range estimated by the JEC Democratic staff.
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These figures highlight the growing economic burden of floods in the U.S. and the need for continued investment in resilience against these natural disasters.
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Damn, I really didn't think you were that stupid. Here is a site with a graph that shows how utterly wrong you are;
Number of reported natural disaster events
The number of global reported natural disaster events in any given year. Note that this largely reflects increases in data reporting, and should not be used to assess the total number of events.
