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The Cost of Disaster

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The country suffered an estimated $306 billion in disaster-related damages in 2017, predominantly due to major hurricanes and wildfires. The wildfires have severely impacted shipping in the region. Natural disasters continue to dominate headlines worldwide and are only likely to increase in prevalence in years to come.

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Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021

Enterra Insights

He had three ships and left from Spain; He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain. But “India” the land was not; It was the Bahamas, and it was hot. He hit Bahama, he was pissed. He had three ships and left from Spain. ” Rochester Institute of Technology Newsletter, October 2017. [3] Footnotes. [1]

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