In Europe, it can be estimated that hydro-meteorological information and early warning systems save several hundreds of lives per year, avoid between 460 million and 2.7 billion Euros of disaster asset losses per year, and produce between 3.4 and 34 billi
Stéphane Hallegatte,World Bank. A cost effective solution to reduce disaster losses in developing countries : hydro-meteorological services, early warning, and evacuation. 2012-01-01.