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June
Redefining the Global Terrorism Threat Landscape
The last six months have witnessed significant developments within the global terrorism landscape. This includes the persistent threat of the…
El Niño in 2015: Record-setting Conditions Antic...
Today the insurance industry gears up for the start of another hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin. Similar to 2014, most forecasting…
May
“San Andreas” – The Scientific Reality
San Andreas—a Hollywood action-adventure film set in California amid not one, but two magnitude 9+ earthquakes in quick succession and the…
The 1960 Tele-tsunami: Don’t Forget the Far Field
On May 22, 1960 the most powerful earthquake ever recorded struck approximately 100 miles off the coast of southern Chile. The 9.5 Mw event…
Earthquake’s “Lightning”
Thunder is the noise made by the phenomenon of lightning. It was only in the mid 20th Century that we learned why lightning is so noisy. Even…
An Industry Call to Action: It’s Time for India’...
The devastating Nepal earthquake on April 25, 2015 is a somber reminder that other parts of this region are highly vulnerable to earthquakes…
