With spring in full swing, it has brought with it a number of significant natural disasters. From monster wildfires to tornadoes and flooding, parts of the country have been dealing with significant challenges from Mother Nature. While immediate focus and concern at the time of these events is on human safety and infrastructure damage, the long-term impacts can result in significant economic fallout.

Natural disasters have economic consequences for the direct impacted region, but in today’s global world these impacts often extend well beyond the area that received the most physical damage.