WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Simple measures such as painting steel bridges and keeping drains clear can help stave of mass damages from natural disasters, a World Bank report said.
A 250-page report from the World Bank and United Nations found the economic cost of natural disasters could triple to $185 billion by the end of the century. Climate change is likely to add to that cost while more than 1.5 billion people are predicted to experience major natural disasters by 2050.