Flood
Discover the latest commentary on major flood events around the globe plus new insights on flood risk modeling.
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
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Disaster Risk Reduction: Avoiding the Inevitable
While natural hazards are inevitable, their impact on any given community is not. This is the thrust of the #NoNaturalDisasters campaign.…
The All-Peril Cat Five
Why the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Intensity Scale had five levels we don’t know. The digits on a hand? Better than three, but lower resolution…
European Floods and the Relationship with the No...
Stefano Zanardo, Principal Modeler, RMS Ludovico Nicotina, Senior Director – Modeling, RMS Arno Hilberts, Vice President, Model Development…
Northern California: Fire and Water
From major wildfires just over four months ago, and now major flooding, Northern California seems to leap from one perilous state to another.…
Townsville in the Trough
Two people died and thousands of properties in the North Queensland coastal city of Townsville (pop. ~168,000) have been flooded, following an…
Why Long-term NFIP Reform Is a Must
In my recent article in Reactions entitled Why Long-term NFIP Reform is a Must, I looked back at the flood events of 2018 through the lens of…
