Historical and projected costs of natural disasters.

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TextPublication details: Alburquerque, N.M. : Sandia National Laboratories, 1995Description: iv, 58 pDDC classification:

363.34 21

Subject: Natural disasters cause billions of dollars of damage and thousands of deaths globally each year. While the magnitude is clear, the exact costs (in damage and fatalities) are difficult to clearly identify. This document reports on the results of a survey of data on the costs associated with significant natural disasters. There is an impressive amount of work and effort going into natural disaster research, mitigation, and relief. However, despite this effort, there are surprisingly few consistent and reliable data available regarding the effects of natural disasters. Even lacking consistent and complete data, it is clear that the damage and fatalities from natural disasters are increasing both in the United States and globally. Projections using the available data suggest that in the United States alone, the costs of natural disasters between 1995 and 2010 will be in the range of $90 billion and 5000 lives

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.34 HIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010333607

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Natural disasters cause billions of dollars of damage and thousands of deaths globally each year. While the magnitude is clear, the exact costs (in damage and fatalities) are difficult to clearly identify. This document reports on the results of a survey of data on the costs associated with significant natural disasters. There is an impressive amount of work and effort going into natural disaster research, mitigation, and relief. However, despite this effort, there are surprisingly few consistent and reliable data available regarding the effects of natural disasters. Even lacking consistent and complete data, it is clear that the damage and fatalities from natural disasters are increasing both in the United States and globally. Projections using the available data suggest that in the United States alone, the costs of natural disasters between 1995 and 2010 will be in the range of $90 billion and 5000 lives

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