The top-10 costliest climate disasters include wildfires, cyclones, extreme rainfall and flooding, and droughts spanning four continents. Together, they resulted in economic losses of $120 billion. Record-breaking heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainfall made 2025 one of the costliest years for climate disasters, according to a new report.
Carried out by Christian Aid and published Saturday, the report looked at this year’s costliest climate disasters worldwide, based primarily on loss estimates by insurance company Aon. The top-10 list includes wildfires, cyclones, extreme rainfall and flooding, and droughts spanning four continents. Together, they resulted in economic losses of $120 billion.
Topping the ranking are January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires. 31 direct deaths were recorded, although an August study found that another 400 people had died from factors linked to the fires, including poor air quality and delays in accessing healthcare. Researchers said climate change fueled the fires, which racked up more than $60 billion in damages.
Scientists also linked climate change to the deadly storms and floods that killed more than 1,800 people across several South and Southeast Asian nations in late November. Triggered by two overlapping tropical cyclones hitting Indonesia’s Sumatra region and Peninsular Malaysia simultaneously, the floods racked up some $25 billion in damages, making it the second most expensive climate disaster on Christian Aid’s list. It was also one of the deadliest weather-related disasters in recent history, hitting one of the most climate vulnerable regions on Earth.
Source: Earth
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