'They are estimated to cause around $2.5 billion in damage every year in the U.S., with a single straight line wind storm causing an estimated $11 billion in damage in the Midwest in 2020.'standards, is $1000/sf.
Some people just aren't getting how expensive extreme weather has become. And the very large increase in structural design and construction required to build 'resiiency'. As an extreme example, the typical above ground tornado shelter, built to FEMA
https://www.newsweek.com/straight-line-wind-gusts-getting-more-powerful-1840295
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 09:13:21 -0700 (PDT), Fred Bloggs <bloggs.fred...@gmail.com> wrote:standards, is $1000/sf.
'They are estimated to cause around $2.5 billion in damage every year in the U.S., with a single straight line wind storm causing an estimated $11 billion in damage in the Midwest in 2020.'
Some people just aren't getting how expensive extreme weather has become. And the very large increase in structural design and construction required to build 'resiiency'. As an extreme example, the typical above ground tornado shelter, built to FEMA
https://www.newsweek.com/straight-line-wind-gusts-getting-more-powerful-1840295The tornado death rate has been declining since 1925.
https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/nsslnews/2009/03/us-annual-tornado-death-tolls-1875-present/
It's now about 0.2 PPM/year in the USA. A $100K shelter values a human life at $500 billion, $100 billion each for a family of five, assuming they get into their shelter in time, which isn't especially likely.
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