The costs of disasters vary considerably depending on a range of factors, such as the geographical location where they occur.
[3] Furthermore, the cost is expected to perpetually increase for several thousand years as cleanup operations and the economic impact of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone continue indefinitely.
[5] This table lists disasters which are estimated to have an economic cost of at least 1 billion United States dollars without taking inflation into account.
, , , others) (, , ) This table lists notable disasters which are estimated to have an economic cost of less than 1 billion United States dollars without taking inflation into account.
This includes historical disasters, such as the Great Chicago Fire, which would surpass the value of $1 billion in modern currency.