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Why the United States is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters

This article discusses the United States' increasing vulnerability to natural disasters because of population and infrastructure concentrations in disaster-prone areas. Topics include the high cost of earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes, a discussion of the frequency and severity of these events, changes in population and wealth as measured by revenue, and ways to decrease hazard vulnerability.

Keywords:
Social Sciences, Disaster Relief, Geoscience, Natural Hazards, NSDL, Environmental Science, Ecology, Land Use, Science, Physics, Earth Science, National Wealth Density, Insurance, Space Sciences, Chemistry, Global Climate Change, Astronomy, Space Science, Physical Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 15, 2019
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Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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