THE IMPACT OF HURRICANES
1900 Galveston, TX Hurricane:
6,000-12,000 lives lost
1926 "Great Miami Hurricane":
$90 billion (adj. to 2008)
2001 Tropical Storm Allison:
33,000 homes destroyed (Houston, TX area)
2005 Hurricane Katrina:
$81 billion
2005 Hurricane Wilma:
$29 billion
2008 Hurricane Ike:
$33 billion (est.)
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rebuilding smart, healthy and green
BuildCleanTM urges communities to consider alternatives when rebuilding following natural disasters
Natural disasters cause billions of dollars in damages each year. While the impact of these events is devastating to those affected, each time a natural disaster strikes it provides an opportunity to rebuild our communities smart, healthy and green.
Learn which building materials...
Do not contain VOCs (volatile organic compounds)
Do not emanate RADON or other radioactive materials
Do not contain LEAD
Do not allow MOLD to grow
Do not provide an environment for bacterial or viral infections to grow and be passed from human to human
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