Helene disaster: The threat of poor management and climate change to human lives and assets

Manoochehr Shirzaei, Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam, Susanna Werth, Jonathan Lucy, William Etzler, Mir Matin and Kaveh Madani (2024). Helene disaster: The threat of poor management and climate change to human lives and assets. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.

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  • Sub-type Policy brief
    Author Manoochehr Shirzaei
    Nitheshnirmal Sadhasivam
    Susanna Werth
    Jonathan Lucy
    William Etzler
    Mir Matin
    Kaveh Madani
    Title Helene disaster: The threat of poor management and climate change to human lives and assets
    Publication Date 2024-11-30
    Place of Publication Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
    Publisher United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
    Pages 5
    Language eng
    Abstract On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene, a record-breaking Category 4 storm, made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region before shifting northwest, bringing heavy rainfall and severe impacts to Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee in the United States. Satellite radar data acquired over seven cities in these four U.S. states indicate over 31,000 buildings were damaged due to the Hurricane. Based on Zillow Home Value Index, estimated value of threatened property is near $12.5 billion. Hurricane Helene is an example of the confluence of multiple factors, including development in floodplains, and the specter of climate change, whose compounding effect can amplify the impact of disaster.
    Keyword Hurricane Helen
    Climate Change
    Disaster Impact
    Copyright Holder UNU-INWEH
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI https://doi.org/10.53328/INR24MSIR001
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