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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/11/2157/ |