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CoreLogic Releases 2013 U.S. Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis
CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider, on Wednesday released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the most significant natural ...
Eastern Asia Underinsured for Floods, Typhoons: Munich Re
Insured losses from weather-related events in Eastern Asia amount to only about 10 percent of the $700 billion in total losses accumulated over the last three decades, according to an analysis by ...
August Floods Caused Estimated $10B in Economic Losses: Aon Benfield
Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting on Sept. 5 announced the release of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which revealed that flood losses in China, Russia, the Philippines and Pakistan ...
Tornadoes Prefer Higher Elevations, Cause Greater Damage Traveling Uphill
A recent investigation of the effect of terrain elevation changes on a tornado's path shows tornadoes cause more damage going uphill than downhill. Engineering researchers at the University of ...