Friday, August 20th, 2010 — Potential damage from wind, storm surge and inland flooding in Caribbean countries could increase economic losses to between 2% to 9% of gross domestic product by 2030, according to preliminary results of a study published by the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility. Under current climactic and economic conditions, the potential for such losses ranges from 1% to 6% of annual GDP, according to the results, released Wednesday.