Infographic: The High Cost of Hurricanes

The Cost of Hurricanes

The past ten years has seen a spike in catastrophic hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, causing  more than $300 billion of  damage and displacing, over 2000 deaths and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Cities along the eastern seaboard and Gulf states are becoming more vulnerable to future large hurricanes. According to Weather.com, cities such as Mobile, Charleston, Houston, Key West and Providence are “overdue” for a devastating storm. Building resilience into our communities becomes more vital in the  face of increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather patters.

This infographic from the UNC School of Government’s Online Master of Public Administration Program spells out in numbers the high cost of hurricanes.

The high cost of hurricanes infographic

Thomas Schueneman
Thomas Schuenemanhttps://tdsenvironmentalmedia.com
Tom is the founder and managing editor of GlobalWarmingisReal.com and the PlanetWatch Group. His work appears in Triple Pundit, Slate, Cleantechnia, Planetsave, Earth911, and several other sustainability-focused publications. Tom is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

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