Extreme Weather Events: Limiting Federal Fiscal Exposure and Increasing the Nation's Resilience

Abstract

According to the United States Global Change Research Program, the costs and impacts of weather disasters resulting from floods, drought, and other events are expected to increase in significance as previously rare events become more common and intense. These impacts pose financial risks to the federal government. While it is not possible to link any individual weather event to climate change, these events provide insight into the potential climate-related vulnerabilities the United States faces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 2014
Accession Number
AD1154038

Entities

People

  • Mark Gaffigan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Federal Budgets
  • Floods
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Local Governments
  • National Governments
  • Natural Resources
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vulnerability

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.