Escalating costs of billion-dollar disasters in the US: Climate change necessitates disaster risk reduction
Introduction: The United States (US) spends a staggering amount on costs secondary to natural disasters, over $2 trillion between 1980 and 2021, during which time 15,347 disaster related deaths also occurred [1]. We assess the relationship between CO2, temperature, and the number and economic costs...
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Main Authors: | Vijai Bhola (Author), Attila Hertelendy (Author), Alexander Hart (Author), Syafwan Bin Adnan (Author), Gregory Ciottone (Author) |
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2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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