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When I lived in San Francisco, California, I became accustomed to a wildfire season. During that time, I knew that the air quality would be poor, air purifiers would sell out everywhere, and the sky may turn orange for days on end, with one terrible fire often happening around late October or early November.
Friends and their families had houses burn to the ground regularly and many people who lived in the hills lost homeowner’s insurance coverage for fire damage because the financial risk was too great for the insurance companies to bear.
The United States Geological Survey warns that as global warming progresses, natural disasters will increase in frequency and severity. This is how these natural disasters across the United States affect your wallet and some ways to lessen the burden.
It’s no secret that the economic impact of natural disasters is immense. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated the financial cost of the 28 natural disasters that occurred in 2023 totaled $92.9 billion.
Even with insurance coverage, natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, and tornadoes can result in........