The Geography of Risk
Book description
This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history―but who bears the brunt of these monster storms?
Consider this: Five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). With…
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The Geography of Risk gets to the heart of why the harm from climate-worsened disasters continues to grow: communities keep building in places destined to burn and flood.
Through first-hand accounts, Gaul exposes how decisions made long ago can trap people in homes and places that are unsafe. Gaul’s investigative reporting confirms what I learned in my years as a policymaker at the White House—that the best-intentioned choices can increase risk exposure exponentially.
The book lays bare how public policy all too often provides perverse incentives to encourage people to live on America’s coastlines despite the great cost to human…
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