Our first official +1.5C year. Well done everyone! It's amazing how good we are at f@$king everything up., page-309

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/2023-historic-year-us-billion-dollar-weather-and-climate-disasters#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20the%20United%20States,2023%20disasters%20totaled%20%2492.9%20billion.

Here's the explanation for higher costs: