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How Dams Weaponize Climate Change
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Within four weeks during late summer 2023, two severe rainfall events thousands of miles apart caused two pairs of dams to collapse, bringing…
Rinse/Repeat: Atmospheric Rivers and the Golden ...
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Usage of the term ‘atmospheric river’ used to be the preserve of meteorologists, but now most Californians are aware of it. Atmospheric…
Moody’s RMS 2023 Catastrophe Review: Secondary P...
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Although the year had fewer extreme global loss events, 2023 was characterized by a high number of locally significant events; according to…
Warmest Year; Warmest Months: Climate Change and...
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According to the compilation of worldwide temperatures, 2023 was the warmest year on record, and the warmest year at least since the last…
USGS 2023 National Seismic Hazard Model Update: ...
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recently released an updated version of its U.S. National Seismic Hazard Model (NSHM) for 50 U.S. States…
From Idalia to Otis: The Hurricanes That Shaped ...
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We recently brought together thought leaders from across Moody’s to talk with the media at our 2023 Hurricane Season Recap and 2024 Outlook…
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