Risk identification and assessment

The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023–24 El Niño years.

Research recently published has outlined a rising risk of a major industrial disaster, with more than half of respondents suggesting that the risk of such an event in their sector is higher today than it was ten years ago.

This research uses a MaxEnt habitat suitability model to map morph-specific desert locust risk zones (hoppers, bands, adults, swarms) across arid and semi-arid Rajasthan, India, to guide targeted field surveillance.

This study provides the comparison of flood hazard maps and flood risk (damage) estimates derived from idealized design storms against those generated using stochastic storm transposition.

2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption showed volcanic ash can trigger global transport and supply chain disruption beyond local damage, reshaping insurance BI/CBI thinking and driving new risk modelling.

Researchers at Newcastle University have carried out the first comprehensive modelling of glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risk in Bhutan and identified previously unrecognised high-risk lakes.

As Hurricane Irma’s path turned north, Saundra Morene was told she had to evacuate her Ribault River home on Jacksonville’s Northside. But she wasn’t worried.

This publication aims to raise awareness of the growing risks and impacts of heat stress and to provide practical guidance on regulatory, policy, and technical solutions that can help reduce its adverse effects.