Study ties climate uncertainties to economies of US states
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 13:49
in Mathematics & Economics
A climate-change study at Sandia National Laboratories that models the near-term effects of declining rainfall in each of the 48 U.S. continental states makes clear the economic toll that could occur unless an appropriate amount of initial investment - a kind of upfront insurance payment - is made to forestall much larger economic problems down the road.