http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/11/25/the-rising-costs-of-natural-hazards/?src=earthmatters-rss Earth is an amazing planet, and the one that matters most to us. Let’s have a conversation about it. Wed, 01 May 2013 01:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/11/25/the-rising-costs-of-natural-hazards/#comment-10630 David Nash Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:37:15 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=624#comment-10630 In college I did a study about the ration of deaths to costs stemming from natural disasters. It seems like the the more expensive a disaster is the lower the cost in human life. It comes from zoning and substantial construction. From that perspective, it may be a good thing that costs of natural disasters are rising…

]]> http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2011/11/25/the-rising-costs-of-natural-hazards/#comment-10345 Madison Ruppert Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:12:24 +0000 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=624#comment-10345 Are there not some inexpensive preparatory steps that organizations can take in order to stave off natural hazards? I mean in the case of flooding, there are those inflatable temporary dams that isolate buildings from floods. What else is there like that which can help prepare for a disaster before the unfortunate happens?

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