Overview
- Compiles a decade of studies on approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the United States annually
- Written by experts
- Focuses on selected topics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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For almost a decade, economists Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter have been studying the economic effects and social consequences of the approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the United States annually. During this time, they have compiled information from sources such as NOAA and the U.S. Census Bureau to examine the casualties caused by tornadoes and to evaluate the National Weather Service (NWS)’s efforts to reduce these casualties. Their unique database has enabled this fascinating and game-changing study for meteorologists, social scientists, emergency managers, and everyone studying severe weather, policy, disaster management, or applied economics.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About the authors
KEVIN M. SIMMONS is the Corrigan Chair of Economics at Austin College. In 2009 he was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to work with the International Center for Geohazards in Oslo. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Texas Tech University where he developed a research interest in the economics of natural hazards. His articles are widely cited and have appeared in journals from a variety of academic disciplines including engineering, sociology, law, meteorology as well as economics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes
Authors: Kevin M. Simmons, Daniel Sutter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-935704-02-7
Publisher: American Meteorological Society Boston, MA
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: American Meteorological Society 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-935704-02-7Published: 22 January 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 296
Number of Illustrations: 80 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Economic Geography, Natural Hazards