Weather intelligence – transforming economies

Rogers, David P.; Thorpe, Alan J.; Kappes, Melanie S.; Bogdanova, Anna-Maria

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Weather intelligence – transforming economies

David P. Rogers, Alan J. Thorpe, Melanie S. Kappes, and Anna-Maria Bogdanova

David P. Rogers

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drogers@bluewin.ch

Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank, Washington DC 20433, United States

Alan J. Thorpe

University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6UR, United Kingdom

Melanie S. Kappes

World Bank, Washington DC 20433, United States

Anna-Maria Bogdanova

World Bank, Washington DC 20433, United States

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