Recovery from extreme weather - tornados

[Garth Zietsman]

From Marginal Revolution I found the following abstract (emphasis mine).  

Abstract:      
An EF-5 Tornado struck Joplin, MO on May 22, 2011, leaving a twenty mile long path of destruction in its wake. An estimated 7,500 homes and over 500 businesses were damaged or destroyed, with damage estimated at up to $3 billion. Joplin has seen a rapid recovery despite the extensive damage. The Joplin tornado provides a valuable opportunity to determine if findings from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina apply to other major natural disasters. This study uses interviews with various government officials, church leaders, charities, business owners, and homeowners, as well as conventional data, to examine the response and recovery efforts in Joplin. We argue that Joplin’s rapid recovery is a result of Federal, state and local officials letting the voluntary sector, including businesses, national charities, churches, and local community groups, lead the response and recovery.

I'd say this sort of thing would form part of the arguments - of those libertarians who buy the idea that AGW is serious - against the need for large scale government and supra-government intervention to deal with the problem.

By the way my last blog post deals with intelligent opinion on environmental issues.  One of the Smart Vote conclusions is that although some green activity is a good idea it isn't necessarily smart that everyone does it or that government be active in the process.

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