A computer-implemented method and system evaluates and displays a return on investment
for using weather-related risk-management services. The system includes user interfaces,
databases containing information about the accuracy of different forms of weather-related
risk-management services and the types and frequency of weather events in different
geographical areas, and return on investment functions. The system accepts information
about a user's costs of responding to weather warnings and events, retrieves information
from its databases and applies the appropriate function to determine a return on
investment. The result is then displayed to the user. The method determines the
costs of weather-related risks faced by a user under two different risk-management
services and compares them, determining a return on investment for the use of one
service over the other.