At least 300 people have died and another 200,000 have been displaced following severe flooding in East Africa. A humanitarian crisis now ensues with the United Nations warning of cholera and malaria outbreaks. Prior to ...
An economist analyzes data on catastrophic disasters and finds the number of billion-dollar disasters has increased over time. (The Conversation, Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University) No sooner had Hurricane Harvey’s record rains receded from ...