Flood
Discover the latest commentary on major flood events around the globe plus new insights on flood risk modeling.
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How Dams Weaponize Climate Change
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 ...
Usage of the term ‘atmospheric river’ used to be the preserve of meteorologists, but now most Californians are aware of it. Atmospheric…
Urbanization Under Pressure: Recent Flood Events...
During an average September, New York City (NYC) gets 4.3 inches (110 millimeters) of rain for the entire month. In just a few hours during…
Counterfactual Perspective on the Derna Flood Di...
A downward counterfactual is a thought about the past where things turned for the worse. Most thoughts about the past are upward, how things…
Moody’s RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models: Fiv...
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Earlier in 2023, Moody’s RMS® released a new version (Version 23) of its North Atlantic Hurricane (NAHU) Models. This model suite was released…
Moody’s RMS Global Flood Data and Maps: Enhancem...
It has long been a Moody’s RMS goal to help clients assess flood risk globally, a goal realized in the fall of 2021 with the first version of…
