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California wildfires cost nearly $150 billion

Initial economic damage estimate at $52-57 billion

Jan 10, 2025 09:21 47

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Economic damage from the wildfires raging in Southern California could reach $135-150 billion, according to Bill Waddell, a representative of the consulting company AccuWeather.

“AccuWeather has revised its preliminary estimate of total damage and economic losses from the wildfires in Southern California to $135-150 billion“, Waddell wrote in X. The company had previously estimated the damage at $52-57 billion.

According to an AccuWeather representative, the company's meteorologists predict that gusty winds and an increased threat of wildfires will continue in the region into the next week.