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In reply to the discussion: Hate to pont this out, but....losses could get close to the trillion here [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)7. All of which will generate economic activity. The thing that worries me most is lost lives,
I would have preferred that no one died, but we have already lost four people.
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Hate to pont this out, but....losses could get close to the trillion here [View all]
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
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Yes, models of storms like this lead to much higher numbers of casualties
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#3
All of which will generate economic activity. The thing that worries me most is lost lives,
bluestate10
Oct 2012
#7
That's a drop in the bucket for the military. I say they hand it over -- they don't need it.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2012
#15
The damage for Donna back in 1960! Which was in the billions, 1960 dollars
nadinbrzezinski
Oct 2012
#26
Which numbers are a little bit below what they would have been without the storm.
dumbledork
Oct 2012
#35
A billion here and a billion there and pretty soon you're talking real money :) - n/t
coalition_unwilling
Oct 2012
#46
In a weird, counter-intuitive sort of way, recovery from Sandy might
coalition_unwilling
Oct 2012
#48
Too high. Even the horrific Japan Earthquake/Tsunami of 2011 caused about $300 billion in damages
entanglement
Oct 2012
#58
Report: Damage estimates from SuperMegaStorm Sandy approaching $1 Trillion.
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2012
#79