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... . WIND LOSSES: A PERSPECTIVE Many states in the United States are vulnerable to extreme weather, with hurricanes, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and downsIope winds inexorably exacting their tolls.
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... From 1981 to 1990, the insurance industry spent nearly $23 billion on w~nd-related catastrophic events In the United States. Globally, w~ndstorm-related events cause an annual average of 30,000 deaths and many billions of dollars in direct losses (National Research Council, 1987~.
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... It has been suggested that, given the multi-decadal cycle of West African precipitation and its apparent linkage to the weather cycle, an increased incidence of intense hurricanes in the United States during the 1990s and the early twentyfirst century is likely. A combination of the above-mentioned factors would make ah communities in coastal regions more vulnerable to extreme wind hazards, including such cities as New Orieans, Tampa Bay, Miami, and others, which are particularly susceptible to mass inundation by storm surge because of the shape of their bays and coastlines.
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... The United States as a whole spends no more than $4 million each year on w~nd-hazard mitigation, most of which is for storm warning capability (National Research Council, 1989~. Trough its National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is responsible for meeting the nation's needs in weather forecasting.
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... Chapter ~ of this report provides an overview of wades impact on the built environment. It is followed by detailed presentations of the issues critical to the establishment of a sound and long-term national wind program.
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