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Checkpoint quiz · Disasters, Pandemics & Economic Recovery

Disasters, Pandemics & Economic Recovery: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on disaster losses, vulnerability, insurance, prevention and early warnings.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on disaster losses, vulnerability, insurance, prevention and early warnings.

Question 1 of 5 Why have reported economic losses from disasters risen over recent decades?
Question 2 of 5 Why did the 2010 Chile earthquake kill far fewer people than the weaker Haiti earthquake?
Question 3 of 5 How does parametric insurance pay out?
Question 4 of 5 A major U.S. study found every dollar of federal mitigation grants saved about how much in future disaster costs?
Question 5 of 5 According to the Global Commission on Adaptation, what can 24 hours' warning of a storm or heatwave do?

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