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Natural Disasters—Forecasting Economic and Life Losses

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(A) Property losses from hurricanes in the continental U.S. by decade. (B) Loss of life due to hurricanes in the continental U.S. by decade. (Data from NOAA). Property losses due to hurricanes have grown rapidly in this century and are expected to grow more rapidly in the future. Hurricane tracking and early-warning systems developed by NOAA have dramatically reduced the loss of life due to hurricanes, but have had little effect on property loss.

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