Disasters in the United States: Frequency, Costs, and Compensation

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“…Small farms, in general, are costly to run, require access to capital and land, and owners typically receive substantial income from elsewhere in order to keep the family and the farm afloat (Hanson et al, 2008). Private insurers and federal crop insurance programs, such as the new Whole-Farm Revenue Protection program through the USDA (National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, 2022), can offer coverage to farms in case of drought and other risks to agriculture (Brusentsev & Vroman, 2017), but many only provide aid for "high value" crops, which represent only a small percentage of what a small-scale farm might produce (Reynolds-Allie et al, 2013).…”

Improved Knowledge of Disaster Preparedness in Underrepresented Secondary Students: A Quasi‐Experimental Study

“…Another illustration of the economic impact of natural disaster is Hurricane Katrina, which cost an estimated $250 billion, with the US insurance companies only reimbursing $82.4 billion of the loss 4,10 . Man‐made disasters, including terrorism, mass shootings, explosions, nuclear leaks, and chemical or biological events, have also demonstrated a large human and monetary impact 3,11 . A noteworthy example is the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that caused 2977 deaths and cost about $200 billion 11,12 .…”

“…Man‐made disasters, including terrorism, mass shootings, explosions, nuclear leaks, and chemical or biological events, have also demonstrated a large human and monetary impact 3,11 . A noteworthy example is the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that caused 2977 deaths and cost about $200 billion 11,12 . Hybrid disasters occur when natural and man‐made forces combine, such as landslides caused by deforestation and heavy rainfall 3…”

“…deaths and cost about $200 billion. 11,12 Hybrid disasters occur when natural and man-made forces combine, such as landslides caused by deforestation and heavy rainfall. 3 Disaster preparedness is one facet of the disaster cycle, which occurs in four stages: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.…”

A multijurisdictional approach to predicting benefit-cost ratios for flood retention wetlands in rural Iowa

“…Flooding is the most common cause of a disaster declaration in the United States, and 62% of all major disaster declarations have been flood related since the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began tracking this statistic in 1953 (Brusentsev, 2017).…”