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The geography of risk : epic storms, rising seas, and the cost of America's coasts /

The costliest hurricanes in American history have all occurred in the past two decades. But who bears the financial brunt of these monster storms? It is no accident that five of the most destructive hurricanes in the last hundred years have made landfall since 2005, Katrina ($161 billion), Ike ($40...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gaul, Gilbert M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Hurricanes > Economic aspects > United States. Hurricane damage > United States. Coastal zone management > United States. Coastal settlements > United States. Coast changes > United States. Sea level > United States. Shore protection > United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development. NATURE / Natural Disasters.

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