A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, shows that over 15,000 (15,237) homes and businesses were flooded during the…
The US President has declared a federal disaster for the storms and floods that struck 8 counties of Iowa during late August 2016. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that…
A new study by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Vienna University of Technology in Austria examined the recent history of floods in the United States for the…
The first ever World Tsunami Awareness Day is take place this year on 05 November. The UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) hope the day will raise tsunami awareness…
According to the insurance industry, there have been 15,700 disaster loss events since 1980, with 91% of those caused by weather-related extremes. In a new report, An Integrated Approach to Managing…
In a presentation to the Charlottetown Chamber of Commerce on 22 September, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) highlighted the urgent need to increase Canada’s preparedness for natural disasters. In a…
Research with flood-affected children reveals serious impacts on well-being but also a desire to take on a role in flood risk management. Lancaster University researchers found that factors impacting on…
RMS, the global catastrophe risk management firm, estimates that the insured loss associated with wind and coastal flooding from Hurricane Hermine will not exceed $400 million. This figure includes property…
A new report from Rewilding Britain highlights the positive impact which rewilding the UK’s landscapes can have upon flood risk. The report comes as MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee…
Risk Management Solutions (RMS) says that the recent flash floods in the UK have highlighted the need for businesses to find insurance cover for flood damage. Commercial policies do not…
The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, which holds policies for more than 5 million homes, is $23 billion in debt after a string of natural disasters this century. As climate…
The floods that damaged a significant portion of Louisiana’s capital region last month could stress the state’s narrow cash balance, but will not likely impact US commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)…
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry ground-up insurable losses from the flooding in Louisiana caused by excessive rainfall during August 2016 will be between USD 8.5 billion and…
Delegates from across the Americas are to meet in Montreal, Quebec, for a major conference on resilience anddisaster risk reduction. Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable…
In the US state of Florida, researchers from the University of West Florida helped author a first-of-its-kind study that assessed the health effects of the devastating flood that struck the…
The UK’s Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom yesterday set out how lessons from last winter’s floods have helped build a new approach so the nation is better prepared and more resilient…
