Hurricane Damage: Effects of Climate Change and Coastal Development

ISBN-13: 9781523439041 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 26 str.

Congressional Budget Office;Penny Hill Press Inc

Opis

This analysis is preliminary and results are subject to change. - By 2075, climate change and coastal development cause expected damage to be five times greater than today(measured in 2015 dollars). - Likely range is three times to eight times greater - The economy in 2075 is projected to be nearly four times larger than it is today. - In combination, climate change and coastal development cause damage to increase more rapidly than GDP. - In contrast, damage due only to coastal development grows more slowly than GDP.