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The Power of DANA: A Year’s Rain in Eight Hours
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The term Gota Fría or DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos) in Spanish, more commonly called a ‘cold drop,’ refers to a weather phenomenon…
How Will the U.S. Flood Insurance Market Evolve ...
The U.S. flood insurance market is experiencing a notable transformation, influenced by various factors, from the increasing occurrence of…
Europe Flood Risk: New Insurance Solutions Neede...
Heavy and prolonged precipitation in late May and early June recently triggered severe flooding in central Europe. The precipitation was…
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…
