2024’s Billion-Dollar Disasters: A Wake-Up Call for Climate Resilience

In 2024, the United States experienced one of its most destructive years on record for weather and climate-related disasters. According to NOAA, 27 separate billion-dollar events struck the nation—ranging from hurricanes and hailstorms to derechos and wildfires—causing hundreds of fatalities and tens of billions in damages. In several states, like Texas and Florida, communities were…