Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Canada May Have Just Set A Fracking Earthquake World Record
io9
Late last month’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Alberta may be the largest earthquake ever to have been induced by fracking.
Is Ebola the New Powder Keg?
Foreign Policy
West Africa may finally be on the road to recovery. But the worst of the Ebola crisis may be yet to come.
The West’s Forest Fire Problem Costs More Every Year
Newsweek
Dangerous climate conditions are not the only thing to blame for these increasingly costly—and deadly—fires.
Researchers Link Smoke From fires to Tornado Intensity
Phys.org
Can smoke from fires intensify tornadoes? “Yes,” say University of Iowa researchers.
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
Sovereign Catastrophe Risk Transfer in Asia Faces Barriers
Risk.net (sub required)
World Bank has successfully run out programmes in the Caribbean and Mexico but so far not in peril-prone South-east Asia.
Hartford Profit Rises 22% as Policy Sales Climb Under Swift
Bloomberg
Hartford has divested life-insurance units and is investing in coverage for homes, cars and businesses.
Africa Risk Capacity Set to Pay $25mln Drought Insurance Claim
CNBC Africa (Video)
Eight U.S. web giants have joined hands to start a public campaign for new lion how governments collect user information amid concerns of growing online surveillance.
Warren Buffett’s Insurance Operations Counters NZ Insurers’ Argument
Interest.nz
Are New Zealand insurers “not getting financially better off by delaying claims”?
