In recent years, the number of deaths caused by hurricanes has decreased, but the cost of hurricane damage has increased. How can this be explained?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may vary.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

The collision of an island arc with the western margin of North America in the Permian/Triassic

was called the a. Antler orogeny. d. Franciscan orogeny. b. Cordilleran orogeny. e. Taconic orogeny. c. Sonoma orogeny

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Working with a small group, put together a debate on the issue of carbon inequity— specifically, on whether developing countries should be held to the same emission reduction targets as developed countries

What will be an ideal response?

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

When applying the scientific method to investigating the atmosphere, scientists study

a. ?the chemistry and physics of water samples. b. ?the chemistry and physics of air. c. ?animal behavior in different climates. d. ?human behavior in different climates. e. ?the chemical composition of plants occurring in different climates.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The earliest tool-maker in the human lineage was ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences