Hurricane Damage Gets Worse As Other Disasters Dealt With Better

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By Conor Dougherty of the Wall Street JournalSociety has become better at coping with floods, fires and other disasters, yet the damage from hurricanes is generally worse now than in previous generations, according to an oft-cited 2005 paper that has been updated with new data on the economic effects of hurricanes by Yale economics professor William Nordhaus. That's a troubling development, given that the number and intensity of hurricanes has risen in recent decades.More...

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