BeyondSustainability:OperationalResiliency
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HurricaneIanisthe15thbillion-dollardisastertohittheUnitedStatesin2022
Thetotalcostofthe338>$1Bweather/climatedisasterswe’veexperienced since1980is$2.95trillion.Evenmoreconcerning:The1980–2021annual averageis7.7events(CPI-adjusted);theannualaveragefor2017-2021is 17.8events(CPI-adjusted).
Thisdataconfirmsthat$1Bclimatedisastersarenotonlyoccurringmore frequently,buttheyarealsobecomingmorepowerfulanddestructivebecauseof increasingclimatechange.
Economicrecoverycantakeyears
Asofthiswriting,Floridahasbarelystarteditsrecoveryfromthedevastating lossescausedbyHurricaneIan.Althoughfinalnumbersarenotyetin,initial estimatespredict$75-$258billioninpropertydamageandthedecimationof oneofthestate’sprimetouristareasandrealestatemarkets.
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