Home destroyed from fires in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, California. Photo: Jeff Chiu / AP
Damage from California wildfires is now estimated to exceed $1 billion, giving the U.S. 16 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year, tying 2011 for the most in one year, per the Weather Channel.
Why it matters: The disasters, combined, have killed over 300 people, the Weather Channel reports. There have been 218 climate disasters since 1980, which has cost the U.S. over $1.2 trillion, not including the hurricanes last month or the wildfires in California.