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The Impact of Climate Change on Global Tropical Storm Damages

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dc.contributor.authorMendelsohn, Robert
dc.contributor.authorEmanuel, Kerry
dc.contributor.authorChonabayashi, Shun
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:06:00Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:06:00Z
dc.date.issued2011-02-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper constructs an integrated assessment model of tropical cyclones in order to quantify the impact that climate change may have on tropical cyclone damages in countries around the world. The paper relies on a tropical cyclone generator in each ocean and several climate models to predict tropical cyclones with and without climate change. A damage model is constructed to compute the resulting damage when a cyclone strikes each country. Economic development is expected to double global tropical cyclone damages because more will be in harm's way. Climate change is expected to double global damage again, causing an additional $54 billion of damage per year. The damage is projected to be concentrated in North America and eastern Asia but many Caribbean islands will suffer the highest damages per unit of GDP. Most of the increased damage will be caused by rare but very powerful storms.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5562
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3638
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5562
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAPPLIED METEOROLOGY
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
dc.subjectBAROMETRIC PRESSURE
dc.subjectBLANKET
dc.subjectBUILDING CODES
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC INSURANCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE DYNAMICS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODEL
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCYCLONE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCYCLONE CENTER
dc.subjectCYCLONE TRACKS
dc.subjectDAMAGE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RELIEF
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION PATH
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIO
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIO
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENT
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFATALITY
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD INSURANCE
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
dc.subjectGENERATOR
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGWP
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTENSITY OF STORMS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectMAXIMUM WIND SPEED
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectOCEAN BASINS
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPROBABILITY DENSITY
dc.subjectPROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRISK ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectSEA WALLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectSTORM DAMAGE
dc.subjectSTORM DAMAGES
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGES
dc.subjectTOTAL DAMAGES
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE IMPACTS
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORM
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORMS
dc.subjectTYPHOONS
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWARMER CLIMATE
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND DIRECTION
dc.subjectWIND SHEAR
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.subjectWIND SPEEDS
dc.titleThe Impact of Climate Change on Global Tropical Storm Damagesen
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