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Geotimes November 2005 Megan Sever	The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters.
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The Motley Fool June 1, 2005 S.J. Caplan	7 Steps to Batten Down Your Financial Hatches With the hurricane season upon us, getting your financial house in order is key.
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IEEE Spectrum August 2006	Modeling Toward Accurate Storm Forecasting For the time being, getting the weather right will still require a large dose of good fortune. But continued improvements in our weather predicting capabilities will eventually take the guessing out of storm prediction and bring us to the moment when wagering on the weather will be a safe bet indeed.
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The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Global Warming Burning Investors? The insurance industry and others may face some hot water ahead. Bigger storms are a big deal for insurance companies, especially those that "reinsure" other insurance companies against massive losses. Investors, take note.
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