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How can we measure disaster loss reduction in the absence of reliable loss data on the economic and human impacts? Existing loss accounting systems vastly underestimate the true burden of disasters, both nationally and globally.

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  1. Susan L. Cutter and Melanie Gall are at the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute, University of South Carolina, 709 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA,

    Susan L. Cutter & Melanie Gall

  2. S.L.C. is co-chair of the IRDR DATA project,

    Susan L. Cutter

  3. M.G. manages SHELDUS® and supports the International Centre of Excellence on Vulnerability and Resilience Metrics,

    Melanie Gall

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Cutter, S., Gall, M. Sendai targets at risk. Nature Clim Change 5, 707–709 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2718

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