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# January 6, 2016: Freezing Out Europe, Lloyd's of China and Japanese Insurance Robots
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-6-2016-freezing-europe-trumping-noaa-japanese-insurance-robots/
- Published: 2017-01-06T09:56:12.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-06T09:57:48.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

### Risk Science & Finance:What You Need to Read Today

[Transforming Satellite Data into Weather Forecasts *EOS*](https://eos.org/project-updates/transforming-satellite-data-into-weather-forecasts?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
A NASA project spans the gap between research and operations, introducing new composites of satellite imagery to weather forecasters to prepare for the next generation of satellites.

[Conditions That Form More Hurricanes Also Protect U.S., Study Finds](http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/science/hurricanes-us.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*New York Times*  
When climatic conditions favor a lot of hurricane activity, they also create a buffer zone.

[Japanese Insurance Firm Replaces 34 Staff With AI](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38521403?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*BBC News*  
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is laying off the employees and replacing them with a system that can calculate insurance payouts.

[Scientists Might Be Seriously Underestimating the Risk of a Major Freeze in Europe](http://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-amoc-day-after-tomorrow-2017-1?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Business Insider*  
Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could freeze out Europe.

[New Direction to Ride Out Perfect Storm](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/qaceo/2017-01/06/content%5F27877413.htm?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*China Daily*  
What Lloyd’s of London chairman John Nelson sees is a “perfect storm” facing the global insurance market.