This paper evaluates whether mangroves can mitigate the impact of hurricanes on economic activity. The paper assembles a new, regionwide panel data set that measures local economic activity using nightlights, potential hurricane damages using a detailed hurricane windstorm model, and mangrove protection by mapping the width of mangrove forests on …
Over 10 billion gallons of raw and partly treated sewage gushed into waterways and bubbled up onto streets and into homes as a result of Hurricane Sandy — enough to cover Central Park in a 41-foot-high pile of sludge, a nonprofit research group said in a report released on Tuesday. …
Natural and man-made disasters caused $186 billion (152 billion euros) in damages worldwide last year, according to a calculation released on Wednesday by the Swiss re-insurance group Swiss Re. Of that sum, insurance companies were exposed to claims of up to $77 billion, which would make 2012 the third most …
The number of Atlantic storms with magnitude similar to killer Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005, could rise sharply this century, environmental researchers reported on Monday. Scientists have long studied the relationship between warmer sea surface temperatures and cyclonic, slowly spinning storms in the Atlantic Ocean, …
Such a scenario is possible by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The frequency of extreme storm surges — the deadly and devastating walls of water that roar ashore during hurricanes — …
Congress gave final approval on Monday to an emergency aid package of nearly $51 billion to help millions of victims of Hurricane Sandy, ending the legislation’s long and complicated odyssey. By a 62-to-36 vote, the Senate approved the measure, with 9 Republicans joining 53 Democrats to support it. The House …
After fierce lobbying by political leaders in states across the Northeast, the House of Representatives on Tuesday night approved a long-awaited $50.7 billion emergency bill to provide help to victims of Hurricane Sandy. The aid package passed 241 to 180, with 49 Republicans joining 192 Democrats. The Senate is expected …
Natural catastrophes including US hurricane Sandy caused $160 billion (122 billion euros’) worth of damage in 2012, the world’s leading reinsurer, Munich Re, estimated on Thursday. “Last year, natural catastrophes caused $160 billion in overall losses and $65 billion in insured losses worldwide,” Munich Re said in a statement. About …
Natural catastrophes including the US hurricane Sandy caused $160 billion worth of damage in 2012, the world’s leading reinsurer, Munich Re, estimated on Thursday. “Last year, natural catastrophes caused $160bn in overall losses and $65bn in insured losses worldwide,” Munich Re said in a statement. About 67 per cent of …
Older adults make up 13% of the U.S. population, but are projected to account for 20% by 2040. Coinciding with this demographic shift, the rate of climate change is accelerating, bringing rising temperatures; increased risk of floods, droughts, and wildfires; stronger tropical storms and hurricanes; rising sea levels; and other …
Global temperatures are forecast to be 0.57 degrees above the long-term average next year, making 2013 one of the warmest years on record, Britain's Met Office said on Thursday. "It is very likely that 2013 will be one of the warmest 10 years in the record which goes back to …
When Hurricane Sandy wiped out the power in areas like coastal Long Island and the Jersey Shore, what should have been beacons of hope — hundreds of solar panels glinting from residential rooftops — became symbols of frustration. Despite the popular perception that installing solar panels takes a home “off …
Mad Rush For Refuelling Triggers Fights, Mile-Long Queues At Petrol Pumps In NY Union (New Jersey): Widespread gas shortages stirred fears among residents and disrupted some rescue and emergency services on Thursday as the New York region struggled to return to a semblance of normalcy after being ravaged by Hurricane …
New York: While people living north of New York’s Times Square were largely spared from the rising waters and power outages that slammed Lower Manhattan on Monday, they are now dealing with a different kind of flood: Guests. Refugees from “Blackout City,” the portion of Manhattan that has been without …
17 killed as hurricane makes landfall in New Jersey Up to 17 people were reported dead and millions left without electricity on Tuesday morning, as residents of the U.S. East Coast awoke to confront the extensive destruction wreaked overnight by hurricane Sandy. The hurricane made landfall in New Jersey on …
Residents up and down the battered mid-Atlantic region of the US woke on Tuesday to lingering waters, darkened homes and the daunting task of cleaning up from once-in-a-generation storm surges as Hurricane Sandy made landfall, before continuing inland as a downgraded storm. Power remained out for roughly six million people, …
33 Killed As Storm Lashes East Coast Washington:A broken crane dangled atop a 75-storey highrise, snapped like a twig by high winds. Storm waters swept through streets and rushed into some of the city’s subways and tunnels. Power stations exploded and an elite hospital even lost its backup generators, forcing …
East coast states grind to a halt, major financial markets shut for the first time since 9/11, more than 10,000 flights cancelled, 50 million people across 800-mile swathe at risk. Hurricane Sandy picked up strength and turned towards New York City and other areas on the east coast on Monday, …
Hurricane Sandy pounded the Bahamas with battering winds and rain on Friday, sweeping over the island chain after killing 21 people across the Caribbean and posing a menacing threat to the U.S. East Coast. Forecasters warned the late-season storm is expected to combine with a polar air mass near the …
The worst drought to hit the United States in a half century expanded in the upper Midwest and northern Plains states in the past week due to warmer- and drier-than-normal weather, but loosened its grip on some central and southern areas of the country. Nearly 65 percent of the contiguous …
