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Hurricane irma
Economists look for leading indicators to rebound after storms
Nov 20, 2017
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index fell in September, partly from the effects of hurricanes in Texas and Florida.
Virgin Islands schools set to open as hurricane recovery continues
Oct 9, 2017
The U.S. Virgin Islands remain devastated after two category 5 hurricanes hit within two weeks of each other in September. Many residents are still without shelter, power or internet. But the territory’s roughly 14,000 public school students, who had barely started their school year before Irma hit, will begin returning to their classrooms this week. […]
Roughly 1.5 million people were unable to work last month because of the weather — the most in 20 years
Oct 6, 2017
U.S. economy lost 33,000 jobs in September due to hurricanes.
Hurricane Irma brings issues of poverty in Miami into stark relief
Sep 28, 2017
Miami-Dade’s poorest are hard hit by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath.
After Harvey, the Red Cross tries to speed up relief with drones
Sep 22, 2017
The Red Cross has been using drones in Texas to help steer relief efforts to those places that need them most.
Puerto Rico debt problems confound hurricane recovery
Sep 20, 2017
How do you get an already beaten-down economy back up and running when there’s literally no electricity? By mid-day Wednesday the entire island of Puerto Rico was without power in the wake of Hurricane Maria. There’s massive flooding and damage to buildings, public infrastructure and the power grid. And the ramifications are going to play […]
Puerto Rico takes on major sheltering effort as Maria strikes Caribbean
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Andy Uhler
Sep 20, 2017
As Hurricane Maria beats its path through the Caribbean, Puerto Rico has more than 450 shelters to house up to 60,000 evacuees. Many are from surrounding islands. They’ve been on Puerto Rico since before Hurricane Irma hit and may need a place to stay for weeks or months. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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Are we spending enough on disaster preparation?
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Sean McHenry
Sep 15, 2017
We spend a lot of money dealing with the disaster in front of us, but what about preparing for the next one?
Some investors bet big against disasters
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Ryan Kailath
Sep 13, 2017
Catastrophe bonds spread insurance risk for events like hurricanes.
Irma won’t dampen Florida's tourism industry long term
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Reema Khrais
Sep 12, 2017
Florida’s tourism business is worth more than $100 billion, and Hurricane Irma has put a dent in it. Even as some major theme parks re-open and airlines resume flights this week, some destinations face long roads to recovery, and workers will suffer from lost wages and tips. Click the audio player above to hear the […]