This paper simulates the increase in the average annual loss from tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic for the years 2015 and 2050. The simulation is based on assumptions concerning wealth trends in the regions affected by the storms, considered by the change in material assets (capital...

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...

Tropical cyclones that make landfall on the coast of the USA are causing increasing economic losses. It is assumed that the losses are largely due to socio-economic developments, i.e. growing wealth and greater settlement of exposed areas. However, it is also thought that the rise in losses is...

Das Thema Energie ist in aller Munde: ob hohe Ölpreise, hohe Benzinpreise, explodierende Heizkosten, der Gasstreit zwischen Russland und der Ukraine, Energieunternehmensfusionen oder Förderung erneuerbarer Energien: es vergeht kaum ein Tag, an dem nicht über das Thema Energie in den Medien,...