Parts of Texas and Mexico were hit by flooding this week from Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of a forecasted very active Atlantic hurricane season. While the overall damage was not particularly severe, the long-term economic impacts of this and similar storms could prove to be much more significant.
“Every year we learn more and more about how lasting the scars of natural disasters and extreme weather can be,” he said. Christopher…
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