Society saves $6 for every dollar spent on climate change resilience

Grist
By Benjamin SchneiderJan 19, 2018, 4:38 pm367 pts
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In financial terms, 2017 was the worst year for natural disasters in American history, costing the country $306 billion. Scientists agree that hurricanes, floods, and fires are now turbo-charged by…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina, Experts Fear Trump’s Cuts Will End in a Repeat Catastrophe 128

Yet Another Massive New Solar Factory Takes Shape In The US, Against The Odds 128

Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone 127

Twenty Years Later: What Lessons Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina? 126

The Fall of Philadelphia 126

BYD’s Revised YangWang U9 Breaks EV Top Speed Record 124

Free public transport in Ukraine 124

US Open Green Initiatives: A Fan Perspective 119

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.