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Stats of our lives: The rising cost of disaster
The rising cost of disaster — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures
$210 billionTotal damages caused by the 2011 Japan earthquake, making it the costliest natural disaster on record
$125 billionTotal damages caused by Hurricane Katrina, the biggest disaster of 2005 and the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history
Source: The Washington Post