Abstract We investigate whether disasters can lead to innovation. construct a US county-level panel of hurricane damages using climate data, tracks, and wind field model match these patent applications by the location their inventor over last century in United States. examine both general innovation patents that explicitly mention terms ’hurricane’ or ’storm.’ In line with current literature hy...

Our hearts go out to our Gulf and Atlantic Coast neighbors who were battered by the harrowing effects and destructive aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which made landfall with historically destructive force in late August and early September. The estimated cost to rebuild and recover is staggering. These disasters will change the infrastructure of nearly all aspects of how Gulf and Atla...

Florida citrus areas were affected by four severe hurricanes (three direct hits) within a 6-week period in August and September 2004. All segments of the Florida citrus industry were impacted either directly or indirectly. Citrus nurseries suffered extensive losses and bearing trees were uprooted, broken or lost leaves and fruit. Compared to the 2003-04 season, the orange crop was reduced by 31...

H urricanes are strong tropical storms with maximum surface winds greater than 64 meters per second that originate from equatorial oceans. The eye of a hurricane is usually 30 to 50 kilometers wide, but the storm’s overall extent might exceed 600 km or more. The damaging winds, torrential rains, storm surges, and flooding caused by hurricanes make them one of the deadliest and costliest natural...

Disasters in the form of coastal storms and hurricanes can be very destructive. Preparing for anticipated effects of such disasters can help reduce the public health and economic burden. Identifying vulnerable population groups can help prioritize resources for the most needed communities. This paper presents a quantitative framework for vulnerability measurement that incorporates both socioeco...

Hurricanes are among the most destructive and costly extreme weather events. The intensity of future hurricanes is generally expected to increase due climate change effects. In this work, a simulation method based on comprehensive statistical analysis historical data developed account for changes in climatological conditions their effects frequency hurricanes. This applied simulate hurricane wi...

Tropical cyclones and storms, hurricanes, powerful thunderclouds, which generate tornadoes, destructive ex-tratropical cyclones, which result in catastrophic floods, are the powerful cloud systems that contain huge amount of water. According to the hypothesis argued in this paper, an electric field coupled with powerful clouds and electric forces play a cardinal role in supporting this huge mas...

This study focuses on levels of concern for hurricanes among individuals living along the Gulf Coast during the quiescent two-year period following the exceptionally destructive 2005 hurricane season. A small study of risk perception and optimistic bias was conducted immediately following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Two years later, a follow-up was done in which respondents were recontacted. T...

The post-hurricane recovery processes of two universities are presented in this chapter, with an emphasis on the experiences specific to their library facilities and holdings. Interviews were conducted with library staff and campus leaders at both institutions. Case studies are constructed of the experiences of these libraries with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Fall 2005 Semester. One libr...