Following the devastating floods in the UK last winter, Aviva is launching a series of initiatives to improve its claims service to help recognise the emotional impact of flooding on…
The first in our series of cases studies in the use of drones in flood mapping and flood disaster risk reduction and recovery looks at how drones were used to…
Arctic sea ice, the vast sheath of frozen seawater floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been hit with a double whammy over the past decades: as…
A new, independent report launched today in the UK will help people better protect their homes and businesses from risk of flooding and recover more quickly if the worst happens.…
RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe risk management firm, estimates that insured losses for the U.S. from Hurricane Matthew will fall between $1.5 and $5 billion. In the Caribbean, RMS estimates…
Two powerful typhoons have hit the Philippines in less than a week. Sarika was followed by Typhoon Haima. Using satellite data, NASA estimated the intense rainfall generated by these two…
Many people know that tropical cyclones and hurricanes cause high winds and storm surges. But two of their other effects, heavy rainfall and inland flooding, can be just as dangerous…
Research by the University of Southampton shows that a change in the patterns of tropical storms is threatening the future of the Mekong River delta in Vietnam, indicating a similar…
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scores of flooded child care centers in North and South Carolina cannot tap official disaster recovery support, putting children’s safety and wellbeing at…
Coastal defences could be designed to better withstand powerful storms triggered by climate change, a study of wave dynamics suggests. Improving seawalls could help limit loss of life and damage…
The North Carolina Emergency Management officials confirmed yesterday that the number of deaths in the state attributed to Hurricane Matthew now stands at 26. Officials added that, as of early…
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland has produced a rainfall analysis from Hurricane Matthew. It was accomplished using data from NASA’s Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG). The…
Days after Hurricane Matthew made its approach up the east coast, North Carolina is still feeling impacts from the storm as severe flooding has hit much of the central and…
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 13 October as the date to celebrate International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) to promote a global culture of disaster reduction, including disaster…
State officials in North Carolina yesterday confirmed further weather-related fatalities since Hurricane Matthew brought torrential rain and strong winds to parts of the state last week. Fatalities were reported in…
Local councils are preparing for the looming possibility of more major flooding later this year, according to the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils in England…
