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Fighting Emerging Pandemics With Catastrophe Bonds
When a fire breaks out in a city, there needs to be a prompt firefighting response to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading. The…
Winter Storm Juno: Three Facts about “Snowmagedd...
There were predictions that Winter Storm Juno—which many in the media and on social media dubbed “Snowmageddon 2015”—would be one of the worst…
Paris in the Winter: Assessing Terrorism Risk af...
My neighbor on the RER B train in Paris pressed the emergency button in the carriage. He spoke some words of alarm to me in French, pointing…
Lessons Hidden In A Quiet Windstorm Season
Wind gusts in excess of 100mph hit remote parts of Scotland earlier this month as a strong jet stream brought windstorms Elon and Felix to…
How Should Man-made Earthquakes be Included in E...
Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas have all experienced unusually large earthquakes in the past few years and more earthquakes over magnitude 3…
