Eppelbaum, Lev - In: Natural Hazards 69 (2013) 3, pp. 2269-2278
Last year, natural catastrophes caused US$ 160 bn in overall losses and US$ 65 bn in insured losses worldwide (according to Munich Re Group <CitationRef CitationID="CR21">2013</CitationRef>). In the United States alone, Hurricane Sandy affected more than twenty states and caused severe damage and deadly flooding in the states of New...</citationref>