Genesis Locations of the Costliest Atmospheric Rivers Impacting the Western United States

Authors :: F. Martin Ralph
Alison Cobb
Hamish D. Prince
Thomas W. Corringham
Duane E. Waliser
Michael J. DeFlorio
Peter B. Gibson
Bin Guan
Source :: Geophysical Research Letters. 48
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2021.
Abstract: Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are responsible for the vast majority (approximately 88%) of flood damage in the Western U.S, an annual average of USD$1.1 billion. Here, using historical flood insurance d...

Subjects :: Insurance claims
Extreme weather
Geophysics
Geography
Flood myth
Flooding (psychology)
Annual average
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Flood insurance
Economic impact analysis
Water resource management

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