首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The costs associated with natural disasters are increasing rapidly. As a result, officials in government and industry have focus
The costs associated with natural disasters are increasing rapidly. As a result, officials in government and industry have focus
admin
2010-03-25
45
问题
The costs associated with natural disasters are increasing rapidly. As a result, officials in government and industry have focused more attention on disasters and their effects. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has estimated that disasters cost the country about $1 billion per week. Hurricane Andrew, the Midwest flood of 1993, and the Hanshin earthquake have shown that individual disasters can cost tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars. This increasing cost has resulted in greater funding from government and industry for the development of technologies related to disaster prediction, and has led to more research into the effective use of predictive information.
The insurance industry has long been aware of the dangers of natural disasters; the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, California, bankrupted scores of insurance companies. But the industry has focused particular attention on disaster prediction in recent years, as spiraling costs revealed that many companies had underestimated their financial exposure. For instance, prior to Hurricane Andrew in 1992, many insurance experts thought that the worst hurricane possible would do no more than $8 billion in damages to the industry. The damages caused by Hurricane Andrew, estimated at about $17 billion, shattered these beliefs. Today, estimates of worst-case disaster scenarios approach $100 billion.
The insurance industry has therefore increased its support for research into disaster prediction. One such effort involves a number of companies that have joined together to support the Bermuda-based Risk Prediction Initiative, which funds disaster research. The expectation is that the resulting information will place the industry on a more solid foundation to make decisions about the risk of future disasters. The industry has also lobbied for the government to bear some of the financial burden of disaster insurance. Such a programme already exists for flood insurance, set up in the late 1960s by the federal government to insure flood-prone areas. These types of programmes, effectively implemented, could be increasingly necessary in the future to make insurance available in areas prone to disasters.
Because the stakes are so high, the science of disaster prediction has a bright future. The various projects and programmes illustrate that disaster prediction is a topic of concern to scientists and policy makers alike. Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes all show that the effective use of disaster predictions not only requires advanced technology but also requires that society consider the entire process of prediction forecasts, communication, and use of information. Because they cannot predict the future with certainty, and because much remains to be learned, scientists warn that society must understand the limits of scientific predictions and be prepared to employ alternatives. Wisely used, however, disaster prediction has the potential to reduce society’s vulnerability to natural disasters.
The difference between the actual loss caused by Hurricane Andrew and the loss estimated by insurance companies before the hurricane is
选项
A、i billion dollars.
B、8 billion dollars.
C、9 billion dollars.
D、17 billion dollars.
答案
C
解析
从第二段我们能看到,保险公司预计损失是80亿美元,而实际的损失是170亿美元,两者之间的差额是90亿美元。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/hPqO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
Ateamofworld-leadingneuro-scientistshasdevelopedapowerfultechniquethatallowsthemtolookdeepinsideaperson’sbrai
ManypeoplearesurprisedtolearnthatAntarcticaisnearlytwicethesizeoftheUnitedStates.ThenameAntarcticawascoined
Next,let’stalkaboutearthquakesonourPlanet.Somecountrieshavelargenumbersofearthquakes.Japanisoneofthem.Others
WhenSheltonJohnsonwas5,hisfamilytookhimtoBerchtesgadenNationalParkintheBavarianAlps.Now52,hestillremembers
女士们、先生们,尊敬的来宾们晚上好。今天能参加上海一昆士兰数学友谊赛令我深感荣幸。请允许我代表上海参赛队,对贵方的盛情好客深表感谢。比赛的整个过程令人难忘,我们从你们身上学到了很多,如逻辑性思维和协作精神。我认为真正重要的不是谁赢谁输,而是在如此短的时间内
过去七年中,中国的房地产业经历了前所未有的泡沫现象和过热问题。以上海为例,七年前,上海市房屋均价仅为每平方米4000元左右,然而七年后的今天则已飙升至8600元。这个价格对于那些月薪不足四千但却渴望在上海拥有一套属于自己的体面、舒适的栖身之所的工薪阶层来说
A、Anotherspeakerwilldescribethehelmet.B、Thespeakerwilltalkaboutthespace.C、Someonefromtheaudiencewilltryonthe
A、Itcanbeabroaderstrategytorecruithighlyskilledimmigrants.B、Itcanhelptheirinstitutionsofhighereducationraise
1 Owingtothewidespreadexpansionofcasinos,thecostofpathologicalandproblemgamblinghassoaredtonearlyhalftheann
A、anartistB、ateacherC、anactorD、anengineerA从对话中得知,哈里斯先生的儿子威廉决心成为一个艺术家,故正确答案为A。
随机试题
下列选项中,______属于应收账款的机会成本。()
I’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethat
不属于硝酸甘油不良反应的是
药学职业道德的根本宗旨药学领域各行业药学人员共同的根本任务
职业病是由下列哪种因素引起的?()
会计行业组织对会计职业道德进行自律和约束。()
材料1:日前,有媒体报道称林州市政府在网上发文征求民意:如果“林州市”改为“红旗渠市”,是否也能像大庸改成张家界一样给当地人民带来红利?此事一出,支持者有之,反对者亦有之。当地政府表示,此事目前尚处于初级阶段,具体情况还要看市里部署。有观点称,一个地方名称
在Internet网址www.microsoft.com中的com是表示______。
Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20thcenturyandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand1
A、ShehasdecidednottogotoAustralia.B、Shehasn’tmadeadecisionwhattodo.C、HerfriendjustreturnedfromAustralia.D、
最新回复
(
0
)