US: The cost of natural disasters - New York Times video

Every year, the United States foots a multi-billion dollar bill for the economic and insured losses incurred from natural disasters, reports The New York Times. In 2014, the costs reached $25-billion with certain regions of the country more prone to calamity than others. So what disasters are the most common and how much do they cost?

These New York Times videos break down the natural disasters by region.

Southwest: a look at the cost of earthquake and drought:

Pacific Northwest: a look at the cost of land slide and wild fire:

Great Plains: a look at the cost of tornadoes and hail storms:

South: a look at the cost of property losses due to hurricane and flooding:

Midwest and Northeast: a look at the cost of and extreme winter storms: