Traditionally, analysts have cautioned that Chinese growth figures should be greeted with skepticism, but according to one school of economic thought, there may be something to the idea that the quake served as a brutal stimulus. In fact, some economists argue that despite the widespread destruction they leave behind, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and [...]
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Do natural disasters stimulate economic growth?
Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | 1 comment
Published in China, Disasters, Economy, Airports, Bridges, Chinese Growth, Earthquakes, Economic Growth, Economic Thought, Economists, Factories, Floods, Hurricanes, Ice Storms, infrastructure, Natural Disasters, Productive Economy, Quake, Skepticism, Stimulus, Transition, Volcanic Eruptions
Are You Ready for the Next Disaster?
Posted by Matt in July 5th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Disasters, general, Catastrophe, CDC, China, Cyclone, Disaster, Earthquake, Fires, Floods, Good Weather, Government Officials, Heat Waves, Hurricanes, Jitters, Mother Nature, myanmar, Nargis, Nonprofits, Richter Scale, Sichuan Province, Terrorist Attack, To Extremes, Weather Hurricanes
Mother Nature goes to extremes in the summer, spoiling the gift of good weather with hurricanes, heat waves, fires and floods. This year she started early. On May 2, Cyclone Nargis laid waste to large parts of Myanmar. According to the latest counts, the disaster left 2.4 million people destitute, more than 50,000 missing and [...]
A New Debate Over Steering Hurricanes
Posted by Matt in June 13th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Off-Topic, Airplanes, Clouds, Debate, Devastating Power, Hurricane, Hurricane Steering, Hurricanes, Scientists, Soot, Storm Surge, Storm System, Weather Modification
In theory, the idea is simple: Lower the temperature of the clouds, and scientists could weaken a hurricane or even alter its path. In one scenario, airplanes would spread a layer of soot into the icy clouds at the top of a storm system, cooling them further and slowing the winds. Cut those wind speeds [...]
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