Judge Rules Barge Did Not Cause Katrina Flooding in New Orleans January 25, 2011 A federal judge has ruled that a barge that landed on top of several homes in the Lower 9th Ward...
Australian Flood Crisis Could Continue for 10 More Days January 24, 2011 By Rohan Sullivan A vast lake created by floodwaters will spread across southeastern Australia and threaten rural towns in its path for up...
FERMA VP Spells Out Challenges for 2011 January 21, 2011 Julia Graham, vice-president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) examined some of the most intractable issues the...
Rising Rivers Swamp Another Australian Town January 21, 2011 By Rohan Sullivan A surging river Thursday flooded and isolated the latest community hit in Australia’s deadly flood disaster, straining a levee serving...
At Least 207 Missing in Brazil Floods; 741 Dead January 20, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle At least 207 people are still missing after Brazil’s worst landslides in decades, authorities said Wednesday, as the death toll...
Barclays Warns Reinsurers at Risk from $6 Billion Australia Flood Insured Losses January 19, 2011 Insured losses from the recent flooding in Australia could top $6 billion, and earnings estimates for Bermudan reinsurers are at...
Australia Floods Could be Costliest Natural Disaster Ever January 18, 2011 Floods that ravaged Australia’s northeast and swamped a major city could be the country’s most expensive natural disaster ever, the...
Poor Forecasting of Tennessee Flood Blamed on Bad Data January 14, 2011 By Travis Loller River forecasters for the National Weather Service underestimated the flood level that a major river would reach during Nashville’s fatal...
Brazil Flood Death Toll Rising; Roads, Houses Destroyed January 14, 2011 By Sergio Queiroz Rescue workers dug for survivors Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed...
Australia Begins Flood Cleanup; Insurer Compassion Urged January 14, 2011 By Ed Davies Australia’s third-largest city started cleaning up stinking mud and debris on Friday after some of the country’s worst floods on...