A | Ottawa, Oct 20 (UNI) Hurricane Fiona is estimated to have caused 660 million Canadian dollars (about 528 million US dollars) in insured damage in Canada, the Insurance Bureau of Canada said.
Fiona is the most costly extreme weather event ever recorded in Atlantic Canada, and the tenth largest in the country in terms of insured damages, the bureau said in a press release, quoting the "record-breaking" initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.
Many affected residents were located in high-risk flood areas and floodplains where residential flood insurance coverage is not available. As a result, the overwhelming majority of costs for this disaster will be borne by government, according to the release.
"As we begin to see the extent of damages caused by Hurricane Fiona, it is clear that much more needs to be done to enhance our resilience to extreme weather events and build a culture of preparedness moving forward," said Amanda Dean, vice-president, Atlantic, Insurance Bureau of Canada.
The long-lived and powerful storm first made landfall in Atlantic Canada on Saturday, September 24. With maximum wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec, Fiona resulted in tragic loss of life as well as violent winds, torrential rainfall, large waves, storm surge, downed trees and widespread power outages, the release said.
Insurance claims from severe weather have more than quadrupled across Canada since 2008. The new normal for insured catastrophic damages in the country has reached 2 billion Canadian dollars (about 1.6 billion US dollars) annually.
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C | 但该研究作者、斯坦福经济学家戈皮·沙·戈达以及麻省理工学院经济学家埃文·J·索尔塔斯表示，如果没有疫情影响，劳动力总人数预计将增加50万人。若美国持续保持当下新冠感染水平，预计将损失更多劳动力。部分经济学家认为，美国劳动力的缓慢复苏以及对工人的高需求是美国经济面临的主要挑战之一，这限制了雇主提供商品和服务的能力，并加剧了价格压力。专家称，解决这种不平衡对于降低高通胀至关重要。（总台记者 张颖哲）返回搜狐，查看更多责任编辑：
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