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Displaying 15 of about 1177 results… catastrophe insurance and reinsurance sectors. The first wave of disruption saw the arrival of fresh capital, to found … sustained dominance in global reinsurance. A second wave of disruption starting in the mid-1990s saw the … been impossible without catastrophe loss models. The Third Wave of Disruptive Technology Since 2000, catastrophe …
… This is why we need to come together and catch the last wave before it is too late. The podcast series “Catching the last wave” will explain how climate change is already and will … episodes In this first episode of “Catching the last wave”, we had a conversation with Deputy Secretary-General of …
… under various scenarios of sea-level rise and a range of wave events for community members, property owners, … as well as state and county officials. The West Maui Wave-Driven Flooding With Sea Level Rise tool was created by … water quality. Hawaiʻi has experienced an increase in wave plus tide-driven flooding in recent years, and these …
"I think the entire city of Brisbane, the Ipswich region and most of the south east, needs to prepare ourselves for enormous disruption," said Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, after weeks of rain and flooding, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
By Athar Parvaiz
Srinigar, India - Insurance companies in Indian-administered Kashmir, which was hit by a destructive flood last September, have collected substantially higher premiums this year as property owners seek to avoid further financial losses from weather-linked disasters.
Mustafa Kamal, insurance head for Bajaj Allianz which has the region'…
… powerful storms triggered by climate change, a study of wave dynamics suggests. Improving seawalls could help limit … powerful storms triggered by climate change, a study of wave dynamics suggests. Improving seawalls could help limit …
[...]"When the flood is too large and exceeds the defence capacity of the embankment, it becomes an inevitable need for flood control to use flood storage areas," the official China Water Resources News said in a post on Weibo on Aug. 1."This is also for the sake of protecting the overall situation. You have to sacrifice one part for the sake of the big…
… the hardest. What’s the link between climate change and wave strength? Our previous work found climate change is … wind patterns change as well. In turn, this can alter the wave conditions across the world’s oceans. But due to reasons … oceans are heating at different rates in different places, wave conditions are not changing at the same rate everywhere. …
… chief executive Colleen Kelly. "We must prevent a second wave of destruction from additional flooding, crop loss, … chief executive Colleen Kelly. "We must prevent a second wave of destruction from additional flooding, crop loss, …
… By Fiona Langenberger A high-resolution, real-time wave run-up forecast tool, able to predict coastal flooding … West Maui’s shoreline has experienced an increase in wave plus tide-driven flooding in recent years, and these … in numbers and duration due to sea-level rise and changing wave energies. Chronic coastal erosion is leading to severe …
… waves by quantifying change in high-frequency extreme wave events over decision or impact-relevant time horizons … The projected increases in high-frequency extreme wave forcing across most of the Southern Hemisphere present … with up to ∼50%–100% increases in extreme, persistent wave events (i.e. wave-storm-spell duration) over the low and …
… to reverse the long term warming trend as a result of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. 2018 is so far the warmest La Niña year on record. August capped an extended spell of heat for Europe, accompanied by droughts, heatwaves and … after a warm and dry late spring, with a large number of heat records in Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic, along …
… Later rains will mean later crop harvests, more extreme heat waves, and more intense wildfires. “For monsoon regions, … Later rains will mean later crop harvests, more extreme heat waves, and more intense wildfires. “For monsoon regions, …
… an NCAR senior scientist. "As climate change continues to heat the oceans, we can expect more supercharged storms like … opportunity to study in detail how the storm fed off the heat stored in that 930-mile wide ocean basin. The team … The process of evaporation also requires energy from heat, and the warmer the temperatures are in the upper ocean …
… the international dateline in Alaska. The unprecedented heat in Western North America has also triggered devastating … patterns in this summer. This has brought unprecedented heat, droughts, cold and wet conditions in various places. … of summer season with the warming of Arctic and the heat accumulation in the ocean needs to be investigated," …