Figure 15-4: Distribution
of natural-disaster losses in (a) Canada, (b) the United States, and (c) globally:
1985-1999 (Munich Re, 2000). "Storm" includes hurricanes, tornadoes,
and high winds. "Other" includes weather-related events such as wildfire,
landslides, avalanches, extreme temperature events, droughts, lightning, frost,
and ice/snow damages.
