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Tropical cyclone losses in the USA and the impact of climate change: a trend analysis based on a new dataset
Schmidt, Silvio; Kemfert, Claudia; Höppe, Peter - 2008
Economic losses caused by tropical cyclones have increased dramatically. It can be assumed that most losses are due to increased prosperity and a greater tendency for people to settle in exposed areas, but also that the growing incidence of severe cyclones is due to climate change. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265018
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The impact of socio-economics and climate change on tropical cyclone losses in the USA
Schmidt, Silvio; Kemfert, Claudia; Höppe, Peter - 2008
material assets affected by the storm (the capital stock) and storm intensity. The findings show the increase in losses due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265031
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Simulation of economic losses from tropical cyclones in the years 2015 and 2050: the effects of anthropogenic climate change and growing wealth
Schmidt, Silvio; Kemfert, Claudia; Faust, Eberhard - 2009
, considered by the change in material assets (capital stock). Further assumptions are made about the trend in storm intensity … assumptions on the trend in capital stock and storm intensity, a sensitivity analysis was carried out, based on the assumptions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271096