August 19, 2024
When observers say that disaster events fuel the economy, they ignore that the activity is replacing the past rather than moving forward.
September 1, 2023
Idalia reminds us that the cost of hurricanes for storms with the letter "I" has been especially deadly and destructive.
September 28, 2022
August 28, 2020
Looking at the economic impact of past costly disasters can help us develop policies that target where and how Covid-19 will affect us.
September 2, 2019
To determine the disaster cost of weather and climate events, the U.S. government has to decide what to include and how to assess the value.
September 13, 2018
When natural disasters like hurricanes, massive snowstorms, and wildfires strike a region, their economic impact is far more than the clean-up.
August 27, 2017
Before, during and after a natural disaster like Harvey, we have hurricane economics affecting gasoline markets and the GDP.