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Dear Christopher Effgen,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Effgen <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
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Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: Natural Hazards Scientist?


>RE: Natural Hazards Scientist?Got it.
>Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States 1925 -- 1995
>
>http://www.esig.ucar.edu/HP_roger/hurr_norm.html
>
>
>    I knew I was going to be asked that question......
>
>    I can't find it right now.  It's on the web and when I get time I will
>find it and send the URL to the group.
>
>    Christopher
>
>    Christopher,
>    can you provide the source for that study?
>
>    thanks
>
>    Philip Buckle
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Christopher Effgen
>      To: [log in to unmask]
>      Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 4:35 AM
>      Subject: Re: Natural Hazards Scientist?
>
>
>        One of the things we should work on is defining what such a
>scientist would do?
>        As I see it the work involves compiling and comparing information;
>perhaps working up agreed to standards; reviewing and establishing
>methodology; and so on.
>
>        One of the more interesting studies I have read involved estimating
>potential hurricane damage based on past storm tracks and past estimates of
>damage -- given current population and infrastructure development.
>      If we had an agreed upon methodology for performing this kind of
>study, I think we could justify the cost of the science.
>
>      Christopher Effgen
>
>