The Unsustainable Trend of Natural Hazard Losses in the United States

In the United States, direct losses from natural hazards are on the rise with hurricanes, flooding, and severe storms contributing about three quarters of the total damages. While losses from severe storms have been stable over the past fifty years, hurricane and flood losses have tripled. Per capit...

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Main Authors: Melanie Gall, Kevin A. Borden, Susan L. Cutter, Christopher T. Emrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/11/2157/