
2018 California Wildfires Caused $150B in Damages
The wildfires that ravaged California in 2018, which were less than half the size of this year's blazes, resulted in $150 billion in damage, the UNiversity of California, Irivine reports. Direct costs due to building damage accounted for 19% of the total, health effects from smoke for 22%, and 59% from the economic disruptions caused by the fires. Source: Earth 911 |