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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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…
Will California be “Puerto Rico” or “New Orleans”?
It is now exactly a quarter of a century, on January 17, 1994, since the last significant U.S. earthquake disaster. A previously unknown blind…
U.S. Flood Insurance: Top Five Things You Should...
As we move full steam in to 2019, it is worth remembering that some good progress was made during 2018 with regards to advancing the private…
