Question: Based on the natural disaster data shown in the map below, which state will gain the most by investing in solutions to protect from and prevent natural disasters? 1980-2019 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster Cost (CPI-Adjusted) S5M-250M $250M-500M $500M-1B $18-28 $28-58 $58-108 $108-208 $208-508 550B-100B $100B-2008 $200B+ United States IDrought Tropical Cyclone: | Flooding $100B-200B Freeze: 50B-100BI Winter Storm: $250B+ $20B-50BI Severe Storm: $250B+ $750B+ Wildfire: $20B-50B Al Disasters: $1.7T+ O New York O California О Техas O Colorado
Question: Based on the natural disaster data shown in the map below, which state will gain the most by investing in solutions to protect from and prevent natural disasters? 1980-2019 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster Cost (CPI-Adjusted) S5M-250M $250M-500M $500M-1B $18-28 $28-58 $58-108 $108-208 $208-508 550B-100B $100B-2008 $200B+ United States IDrought Tropical Cyclone: | Flooding $100B-200B Freeze: 50B-100BI Winter Storm: $250B+ $20B-50BI Severe Storm: $250B+ $750B+ Wildfire: $20B-50B Al Disasters: $1.7T+ O New York O California О Техas O Colorado
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Transcribed Image Text:Question: Based on the natural disaster data shown in the map below, which state will gain the most by investing in solutions to protect from
and prevent natural disasters?
1980-2019 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster Cost (CPI-Adjusted)
NORA
$5M-250M
$250M-500M
$500M-1B
$1B-2B
$28-5B
$5B-10B
$10B-20B
$20B-50B
$50B-100B
$100B-200B
$200B+
United States
I Drought:
Tropical Cyclone:
$250B+
Flooding:
$750B+ Wildfire:
$20B-50B |
$20B–50BI All Disasters:
| Severe Storm:
$250B+
$1.7T+
$100B–200B
Freeze:
$50B–100B
Winter Storm:
O New York
O California
Техas
O Colorado
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Natural disasters are intensified natural events that cause harm to society and fatal damages too. To mitigate the effects of such disasters, continuous monitoring and a large amount of funds are required.
In the diagram, we are given a heatmap of states depending on the gain from the investment. We have to identify which state is going to gain the most among the options below.
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