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The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's
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The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts Hardcover - 2019

by Gaul, Gilbert M

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This century has seen the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history--but who bears the brunt of these monster storms? Consider this: five of the most expensive hurricanes in history have made landfall since 2005: Katrina ($160 billion), Ike ($40 billion), Sandy ($72 billion), Harvey ($125 billion), and Maria ($90 billion). Americans have built $3 trillion worth of property in some of the riskiest places on Earth: barrier islands and coastal floodplains.ains.

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Sarah Crichton Books, 2019-09-02. hardcover. New. 6x1x9.
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  • Title The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coasts
  • Author Gaul, Gilbert M
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sarah Crichton Books
  • Date 2019-09-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # O166-ET-AM-071623-110
  • ISBN 9780374160807 / 0374160805
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Coastal zone management - United States, Coast changes - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019011314
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.349

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2019, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 08/01/2019, Page 118
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/17/2019, Page 0

About the author

Gilbert M. Gaul has twice won the Pulitzer Prize and has been shortlisted for the Pulitzer four other times. For more than thirty-five years, he worked as an investigative journalist for The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and other newspapers. He has reported on non-profit organizations, the business of college sports, homeland security, the black market for prescription drugs, and problems in the Medicare program. His books include Giant Steps, Free Ride (with Neill A. Borowski), and Billion-Dollar Ball. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and a Ferris Fellow at Princeton University. Gaul lives in New Jersey.