Many parts of the world live in areas heavily impacted by tropical cyclones. Costing 10's and even 100's of billions of dollars per year in damages, these storms have the potential to cause real harm to supply chaines, infrastructure, and economy. Thanks to climate change, they're getting worse.

Learn More:

Projected Increases in Hurricane Damage in the United States: The Role of Climate Change and Coastal Development - ScienceDirect

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/how-climate-change-is-making-hurricanes-more-dangerous/

https://www.directrelief.org/2019/06/how-hurricanes-cause-disease-outbreaks/amp/

https://wildlifeflorida.org/the-impact-of-hurricanes-on-the-environment/

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/dcmi.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Atlantic_hurricane_season

https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/entergy-ida-was-most-destructive-hurricane-ever

https://www.history.com/news/hurricane-katrina-facts-legacy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/on-mississippis-gulf-coast-what-was-lost-and-gained-from-katrinas-fury/2015/08/26/2c00956a-4313-11e5-846d-02792f854297_story.html

https://www.lamar.edu/_files/documents/resilience-recovery/grant/recovery-and-resiliency/hurric2.pdf

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/rebuilding-after-hurricane-ida-will-be-costly-experts-blame-pandemic-n1278621

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/articles/deadliest-tropical-cyclones

https://theconversation.com/bangladesh-has-saved-thousands-of-lives-from-a-devastating-cyclone-heres-how-139903

https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/tropical-cyclone-hits-by-country-typhoon-hurricane

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