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Red Cross Disaster Costs Rise with Population Shifts and More Frequent Storms
Rotarians hear that disasters cost the Red Cross $84.9 million in 1984 85 rising to $233.3 million in 1994 95 with 295 disasters that year. By 2020 storms could affect 100 million Americans as coastal migration grows. The speaker notes 92 cents of each relief dollar goes to victims and blood sales fund operations, while Andrew and 1993 floods marked major devastation.
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Don Jones
American Red Cross Disaster Services
Maine
Texas
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Federal
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
St. Thomas
Jones
United States