The second-warmest year on record brought storms, fires and floods that killed at least 8,200 people and cost the world $210 billion in losses, according to a report by Munich Re.<\/p>\n
The insurer is still calculating where 2020 ranks against other calamitous years but said damages last year exceeded those of 2019, which saw $166 billion in losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cNatural catastrophe losses in 2020 were significantly higher than the previous year,\u201d Torsten Jeworrek, a member of Munich\u2019s board of management said in the report. \u201cRecord numbers for many relevant hazards are a cause for concern, whether we are talking about the severe hurricane season, major wildfires or the series of thunderstorms in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n
Six of the most expensive disasters happened in the U.S., including a destructive derecho in the Midwest, a record number of tropical storms and hurricanes strikes and an all-time high acreage burn in California. U.S. damages totaled at least $95 billion, with $67 billion of that in insured losses, said Munich.<\/p>\n
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