Hurricane seasons during the last 25 years have been extremely active, with many holding records for the number of cyclones produced and the damage they have done.

Since the year 2000, 49 names of tropical cyclones have been retired due to their amount of destruction and loss of human lives.

These retired names include Katrina (2005), Maria (2017) and Ian (2022) .

The cumulative financial impact of these hurricane seasons is staggering, with more than $1.3 trillion in cumulative damage.

Here’s a breakdown of the worst hurricanes of the past quarter-century to strike the U.S.

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1. Katrina (2005) Damage: $201.3B

Hurricane Katrina was both the costliest and deadliest disaster in U.S. modern history. The hurricane made landfall along the Louisiana coastline as a C

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