The Estimated Losses Caused By US Wildfires, Visualized - TechDigg

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The Total Cost Of Estimated Losses Caused By US Wildfires, Visualized

As global warming continues to ravage the planet with hotter temperatures and more natural disasters, another unforeseen consequence is quickly becoming apparent. We continue to have gigantic price tags hung around our necks every time a wildfire devastates one of the 50 states here in the US.

Statista estimates that $25 billion has been lost to wildfires in 2018 alone, an all-time high, and it seems that we're in store to have that record broken in the near future — if things continue to get worse. Last year saw 56 million acres of trees destroyed, and the government's wallet now has a burning hole in it as we shell out money to fight every wildfire that pops up.

While losses in 2019 were negligible compared to recent years, at just $1.3 billion, the last three years of wildfire damage is estimated to have cost more than $60 billion overall.

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