
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters by Location: Rich Leave and Poor Get Poorer
Each big catastrophe like a hurricane increases a U.S. county's poverty by 1 percent, 90 years of data show
Each big catastrophe like a hurricane increases a U.S. county's poverty by 1 percent, 90 years of data show
Climate change can’t alter the blue skies or access to the beach and mountains, but it will pose four tangible threats: The summers will grow hotter, the air will be smoggier, there will be more fires, and there will be much less water...
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