The media reported a decrease in economic losses from natural disasters

Economic losses from natural disasters worldwide have decreased by almost a third by 2025 and amounted to $220 billion. This was reported on December 16 by BFM Business broadcasting company with reference to the estimates of Swiss Re insurance company.

"Losses for insurers amounted to $107 billion, which is 24.1% less than in the previous 2024, due to the less expensive hurricane season in the North Atlantic," the company said in a statement.

According to preliminary estimates, the United States accounts for 83% of all losses covered by insurance companies worldwide in 2025, amounting to $89 billion.

Despite the large-scale fires in Los Angeles, which caused "losses of exceptional severity" of $40 billion in the first half of the year, the total amount of damage was significantly lower.

The reason for the decline was that of the three Atlantic hurricanes of the fifth category, named "Erin", "Umberto" and "Melissa", none reached the coast of the United States for the first time in a decade. The strongest of them, Melissa, became one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit land. It caused destruction in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, with insured losses of up to $2.5 billion.

Cyclone Series: New typhoon threatens Southeast Asian countries

The Philippines was hit for the second time in a month, due to the "Kalmaega" the number of victims there reached 90

In November and December, devastating floods occurred in Southeast Asian countries caused by several powerful climatic factors. Typhoons Kalmaegi and Bualoy hit central Vietnam, cyclone Ditva hit Sri Lanka. The combined death toll in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Vietnam alone exceeded 1,400 people, thousands of people were left homeless, and the region's economy suffered enormous damage.

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