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Last year, the United States tallied a record high bill of $306 billion in weather-related disasters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The total amount includes damage from three of the five most expensive hurricanes in U.S. history: Hurricane Harvey cost $125 billion, second only to 2005’s Katrina; while Maria cost $90 billion, ranking third, according to the NOAA. Irma was $50 billion, for the fifth most expensive hurricane.