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What's an accurate hurricane forecast worth?

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FIU researchers developed an expanded economic model to measure the value of hurricane forecasts. They included injuries, evacuation costs and the long-term consequences of forecast errors into their calculations and found a single injury costs ~$133,066.
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What's an accurate hurricane forecast worth?

FIU researchers developed an expanded economic model to measure the value of hurricane forecasts. They included injuries, evacuation costs and the long-term consequences of forecast errors into their calculations and found a single injury costs ~$133,066.

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preventionweb.net broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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