After months of hurricanes, wildfires and bomb cyclones pounding cities and towns around the U.S., it’s good news to hear that building to withstand nature’s fury has a big payoff. That's according to the National Institute of Building Sciences.

“For every dollar the government spends to make existing buildings more resistant to wildfires, storms, and floods, $6B is saved in property losses, business interruption and health problems," according to the National Hazard Mitigation Report.

Learn more about the report from the National Institute of Building Sciences.