By looking at past storms, the researchers created a formula that says damage is proportional to wind speed multiplied by itself and then taking that number and multiplying it by itself, after adjusting for inflation and factors such as population.
The Cancer Research UK team analysed disease and population data from organisations such as the Office for National Statistics.
One could think of many reasons for considering a human base on Mars - such as over-population on Earth - but Darlene Lim is mainly motivated by the thrill of exploration.
The main island, Hirta, once supported Britain's most remote community, with the inhabitants surviving for centuries on the seabird population, subsistence agriculture and eating dishes such as baked puffin.
Funding for public services such as health, police and fire services relies on population estimates, which undercount short-term visitors and those who live at business addresses, such as hotel staff.
With a population of around 140 million and a reputation for producing stars such as Austin Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu and Chelsea's John Obi Mikel, the outstanding qualities of Nigerian football are beyond question.
Only 32 such packs arrived in Mr Zimba's village last year, for a population of about 900.
Budget realities preclude providing the entire population with such kits (as Israel has undertaken to do for its citizens).
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Analysts say for foreign airlines such as AirAsia and Etihad, the attraction of India is its huge population--the second-largest in the world--and the growing number of Indians living abroad.
It called for the authority to look into using other data sources to measure population figures - such as the National Insurance number register, GP lists and council tax records.
Some countries are reported to be stockpiling enough anti-virals for 25% of the population, while others have little or no access to such medicines because of their high costs or shortage of stocks.
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For a small percentage of the population, the viewing of stereoscopic 3D video may cause discomfort such as dizziness or nausea.
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Retired people account for a much smaller part of the population growth in Arizona than in other retirement havens, such as Florida.
As we know, though crowded areas of Asia are especially vulnerable to such outbreaks (or viral ones), the wider global population has no basis for complacency.
Hannah has been leading such trips for six years and sees how visitors struggle to tally their experiences, of a population apparently proud of their country, with the stories they read back home.
Dr. Yamashita, of Fukushima Medical University, said that, though radiation exposure for the general population has likely been low, evacuations and fear of radiation could lead to problems such as increased consumption of alcohol and stress-related illnesses.
But the RCN says it can see no justification for a decline in nursing numbers at a time of increasing demand for care, with an ageing population, and growing numbers or patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes and kidney disease.
The unit is for inmates whose safety would be endangered in a general population prison yard, and it still functions like such a yard, she said.
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But just how much priority each trust gives to an issue, such as services for asthma sufferers or even breast-feeding support, is determined by so-called population plans.
The chart below ( click here for larger image) shows that revenues are expected to grow (because of factors such as inflation, more population, and economic expansion) by more than 7 percent each year.
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Defenders of the status quo argue that it is impractical to limit the growth of spending because of entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security, for which spending is steadily rising due to the increase in the elderly population.
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And community support is important for clubs such as Bradford, whose home turf Valley Parade is located at the centre of the city's Asian population.
For a country whose population is still overwhelmingly rural, and which throughout its history has experienced recurrent food shortages, such an omission indicates a superficial analysis of Indonesia's economy.
This could allow us to divide the general population into risk categories, in order to better target monitoring and preventative strategies, such as screening for breast and bowel cancer, to those at greatest risk.
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