Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
This New Data Set is Poised to Revolutionize Climate Adaptation
Vox
CHIRPS (short for “Climate Hazards Group InfraRedPrecipitation With Station data”), blends data from weather stations and weather satellites with extraordinary accuracy.
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Pakistan, India and Afghanistan
New York Times
The earthquake was centered 25 miles west of Ashkasham in a remote northeastern region of Afghanistan,
ICON Satellite to Explore Link Between Weather, Plasma at Space’s Edge
The Daily Californian
The NASA satellite will study how weather conditions in the lower atmosphere drive changes in the ionosphere.
57 Tube Stations at High Risk of Flooding, Says London Underground Report
The Guardian
Busy stations including Waterloo, King’s Cross and London Bridge among the most threatened, unpublished review states
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
Beazley and Munich Re Join Up in Cyber Insurance Push
FT (sub may be required)
The move comes despite growing concern that the industry could be on the hook for enormous costs in the event of large scale attacks.
Snoopy the Destroyer
New York Times
Krugman argues that traditional financial regulation, which focuses on deposit-taking banks, is inadequate in the modern world.
Why Investing in Insurance in EM Makes Sense
Bloomberg (video)
Leapfrog Investments Co- Founder Jim Roth discusses ethical investing in emerging markets
Was Flood Insurance a Mistake for Southern California Homeowners?
Orange County Register
The end is in sight for the rainy season, which typically runs through April and some are asking: Did all these insurance buyers make a monster mistake?
