Research: US hurricane costs could increase eight-fold this century
Potsdam Institute study predicts under a business-as-usual scenario climate change likely to lead to more powerful and frequent hurricanes that could undermine economic growth
US financial losses from hurricanes are likely to drastically increase this century, according to a major new study that warns losses per hurricane could treble by 2100. The newly released study from...
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