tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post4401390236628870179..comments2024-03-11T09:29:31.793-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: About Using GDP to Define DisastersDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-78545056690550084172014-03-30T16:32:28.118-07:002014-03-30T16:32:28.118-07:00It's obscene to use percent changes in global ...It's obscene to use percent changes in global GDP to hide the impact of weather disasters on individual countries, particularly the more vulnerable Third World countries. It's analogous to using the impact on global GDP to define earthquakes e.g. the 2010 Haitian earthquake wouldn't rate using that criterion.George Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042191140401441348noreply@blogger.com