2018

The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is one of the parameters affecting Atlantic storm tracks during winter time, was in its positive phase throughout the summer.

No stranger to wildfire, Butte County, California, has experienced 34 fires greater than 1,000 acres since 1984.

On November 30, 2018, an Mw7 earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska, but the level of structural damage was relativity minor considering the magnitude of the event.

The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is an interagency report issued every four years or so on expected impacts of climate change in the U.S., mandated by Congress.

Typically, the loss-related components of insurance rates are estimated using historical loss data, but for ratemaking for low-frequency, high-severity events this introduces many challenges.

The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and this critical program currently finds itself in dire straits.

One beachfront house survived Hurricane Michael intact—the now-famous “Sand Palace”—could we quantify the impact of its mitigating features using a catastrophe model?

Geoscience Australia has updated the National Seismic Hazard Map challenging established conceptions of Australia’s seismic hazard and generally decreasing seismic hazard factors significantly.

How can insurers asses the vulnerability of complex and non-conventional structures and quantify risk where— unlike regular buildings—insurance claims are scarce?

Cities and local governments are increasingly faced with large, unexpected costs from natural catastrophes. 100 Resilient Cities seeks to help cities become more resilient in the face of these significant unplanned expenditures.