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Fires in Paradise: Exposure Growth and Catastrop...

Like many communities in California with a mild climate, affordable housing, and scenic wilderness, Butte County (pop. ~230,000) has grown…
The HayWired Earthquake Scenario: An RMS View on...

New findings into the effect of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake originating from the 74 mile-long (119 kilometer) Hayward Fault in the California…
The California Earthquake Authority and RMS Co-h...

Together with the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), RMS co-hosted a webinar on May 17 for the CEA’s global panel of catastrophe…
What If The Oroville Dam Had Collapsed Completely?

RMS modeling reveals the wider risk of U.S. flooding, and a significant protection gap A combination of heavy rainfall and melting snow had…
“San Andreas” – The Scientific Reality

San Andreas—a Hollywood action-adventure film set in California amid not one, but two magnitude 9+ earthquakes in quick succession and the…
4 Facts About California’s “Hellastorm”

California is bracing for a major storm this week. Many schools are closed and residents are hunkering down in preparation for potential…


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