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The cost of disasters

Source(s): Guardian, the (UK)
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photo by Benny Hidayat
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Despite being a quiet year, more than an estimated 75bn worth of damage was caused by natural disasters in 2007. The Guardian's Tim Radford addresses the global impact of environmental catastrophe.

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Themes Climate change Economics of DRR Insurance and risk transfer
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