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Globalist Quiz: The high price of natural disasters

Three months after 'Superstorm' Sandy ripped through the Northeast, the Senate has approved $50 billion in emergency relief. The high cost of natural disasters is the subject of today's quiz.

Three months after Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Northeast, the U.S. Senate has approved $50 billion in emergency relief. The high cost of natural disasters is the subject of today’s quiz, with quizmaster Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of TheGlobalist.com.

Stephan asks: What year has brought the highest economic damage from natural disasters (measured for the entire world)?

A.) 1995
B.) 2005
C.) 2011
D.) 2012

 Any guesses? Find out the answer (and hear how Jeremy did) by clicking the audio link above.

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