They found: For those in an already precarious financial situation, the data shows that natural disasters can have difficult long-term impacts on top of the short-term financial fallout of being ...

Homeowners in high-risk areas may pay more than homeowners in areas at a lower risk from natural disasters, even within the same state. However, other factors impact insurance rates, such as the ...

The huge cost of natural disasters this year, including the impacts of flash flooding on the mid-north coast of NSW as well ...

Natural disasters destroy physical spaces, including homes, businesses, and infrastructure, making this the frontline of financial impact. They reduce buildings to rubble, collapse bridges ...

The wildfires in Southern California earlier this year were another sobering reminder of the devastating impact of natural disasters on local communities, and Connecticut is certainly not immune.

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Climate change is causing more frequent and devastating natural disasters. The goal of this paper is two-fold. First, it ...

But overall, natural disasters usually don’t have a large impact on U.S. GDP, with the exception of Hurricane Katrina, according to a research briefing from the economic advisory firm Oxford ...

On Earth Day, April 22, a film screening and panel discussing natural disasters’ impact on disability community will take place at Tampa Theater. This event is hosted by YES! of America United, in ...