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concentrated in coastal lowlands that are exposed to both wind and storm surge hazards. In these coastal lowlands, the estimates …
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The Dominican Republic is highly exposed to adverse natural events putting the country at risk of losing hard-won economic, social, and environmental gains due to the impacts of disasters. This study uses monthly nightlight composites in conjunction with a wind field model to econometrically...
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This paper investigates the causal consequences of Tropical Storm Agatha (2010) -- the strongest tropical storm everto … placebo treatments, household migration, issues of measurement error, and different samples. The negative effects of the storm …
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This paper investigates the link between development, economic growth, and the economic losses from natural disasters in a general analytical framework, with an illustration on hurricane flood risks in New Orleans. It concludes that, where capital accumulates through increased density of capital...
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historic hurricane data to measure the impacts at each location given the storm's strength. The minimum barometric pressure of … each storm turns out to be a better indicator of damages than the traditional measure of maximum wind speed. A hurricane … intensity of each storm with the income and population projected for each location, it is possible to estimate a detailed …
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This paper constructs an integrated assessment model of tropical cyclones in order to quantify the impact that climate change may have on tropical cyclone damages in countries around the world. The paper relies on a tropical cyclone generator in each ocean and several climate models to predict...
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vulnerability of coastal areas in Bangladesh to larger storm surges and sea-level rise by 2050. The approach identifies polders … and evacuation system, and more than 2,400 emergency shelters to protect coastal inhabitants from tidal waves and storm … surges. However, in a changing climate, it is estimated that 59 of the 123 polders would be overtopped during storm surges …
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Recurrent cyclonic storms in the Bay of Bengal inflict massive losses on the coastal regions of Bangladesh and India. Information on occurrences and severities of cyclones is necessary for understanding household and community responses to cyclone risks. This paper constructs a georeferenced...
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