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Natural Disasters Cost World a Staggering $2.3 Trillion Annually
The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged USD 70–80billion a year ...
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Real cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought, says UN
As countries face increasingly steep bills from natural hazards, the true cost of disasters is actually 10 times higher than ...
Fire, Flood and Fury: When Weather Disasters Hit, Relief Won’t Come
Just as Americans are entering what has been forecast to be a potentially worse-than-average Atlantic hurricane season ...
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When Climate Disasters Hit, They Often Leave Long-term Health Care Access Shortages, Drexel Study Finds
Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel ...
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Swiss minister highlights Blatten ‘miracle’ at disaster reduction meeting
The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...
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UN warns natural disasters may worsen Haiti’s humanitarian crisis
During a press conference Tuesday, The UN World Food Programme (WFP) raised concerns about the humanitarian situation worsening in Haiti with the coming hurricane season. The WFP said that political ...