2021 saw some of the most extreme flooding on record, in large part driven by climate change. The insurance industry analysis group Swiss RE found that 31% of global insurance losses were from flooding, and that nearly a fifth of the economic damage from natural disasters was uninsured.

Significant floods Australia

China

Europe

India

Uttarakhand

South India

Malaysia 20–21

21–22

North America

Hawaii

Pacific Northwest

See also

Weather of 2021 Tropical cyclones in 2021

Notes

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