Using [0] $3.5 bn in 1981 would have been worth $11.7 bn in 2023.
Another comment [1] noted (but unfortunately didn't cite) that two years later the damage was assessed at $36 bn, or $110 bn in 2023 dollars.
[0] https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41295116
Using [0] $3.5 bn in 1981 would have been worth $11.7 bn in 2023.
Another comment [1] noted (but unfortunately didn't cite) that two years later the damage was assessed at $36 bn, or $110 bn in 2023 dollars.
[0] https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41295116