December 30, 2014
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the rains of the past week across Southeast Asia have been much higher than average, even for a period during which Southeast Asian countries normally experience heavy monsoon rains. AIR noted that “severe …
July 23, 2013
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the M6.5 earthquake that struck New Zealand’s Cook Strait, 54 km SSW of the capital city of Wellington, at a depth of 14 km [app. 8.7 miles] on July 21, …
July 23, 2013
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released its analysis of the damages suffered by rural communities in northwest China’s Gansu province from the “devastating earthquake on July 21 at 23:45:56 UTC (July 21, 7:45 a.m. local time).” AIR noted that …
April 17, 2013
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the powerful M7.8 earthquake, which struck a sparsely populated area of southeastern Iran about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the country’s border with Pakistan, just after 3:00 p.m. local time …
February 28, 2013
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that Tropical Cyclone Rusty came ashore with 1-minute sustained winds of 136 km/h [85 mph] and gusts to 170 km/h [106 mph]. AIR described Rusty as a “severe tropical cyclone—a category 3 storm by …
January 30, 2013
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the flooding that has hit parts of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. AIR explained that the “heavy precipitation over the past week is associated with ex-tropical cyclone Oswald …