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Author Simmons, Kevin M.

Title Economic and societal impacts of tornadoes / Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter
Published Boston : American Meteorological Society, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 282 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
Series 2011 Springer E-Books
Contents What we can learn from societal impacts analysis -- Tornado climatology and society's tornado risk -- An analysis of tornado casualties -- Tornado warnings : how Doppler radar, false alarms, and tornado watches affect casualties -- Sheltering from the storm : evaluating tornado shelters as a mitigation investment -- Property damage and community impacts of tornadoes -- Going forward : using societal impacts research to reduce tornado risk
Summary For almost a decade, economists Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter have been studying the economic impacts and social consequences of the approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the United States annually. During this time, Simmons and Sutter have been compiling information from sources such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Census in order to examine the casualties caused by tornadoes and to evaluate the National Weather Service's efforts to reduce these casualties. In Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes, Simmons and Sutter present their findings. This analysis will be useful to anyone studying meteorology and imperative for anyone working in emergency disaster management
"Evaluates the National Weather Service's warnings and other efforts to reduce tornado casualties based on statistical analysis of data from sources such as NOAA and the U.S. Census"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Tornadoes -- Economic aspects -- United States
Tornadoes -- Social aspects -- United States
Mass casualties -- United States -- Prevention
Emergency management -- United States
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Environnement.
Climat.
Emergency management
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Sutter, Daniel.
LC no. 2010051906
ISBN 9781935704027
1935704028