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# July 19, 2016: Can Mumbai Survive a Direct Hit, Tower Shakes and the Big Green Monster
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/july-19-2016-can-mumbai-survive-direct-hit-tower-shakes-big-green-monster/
- Published: 2016-07-19T07:30:21.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-19T07:30:21.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [What Will Happen to Mumbai if a Cyclone Rips Through the City?](http://qz.com/734844/what-will-happen-to-mumbai-if-a-cyclone-rips-through-the-city/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Quartz](http://qz.com/734844/what-will-happen-to-mumbai-if-a-cyclone-rips-through-the-city/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

What might happen if a Category 4 or 5 storm, with 240 kmph or higher wind speeds, were to run directly into Mumbai?

### [A Dreaded Forecast for Our Times: Algae, and Lots of It](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/a-dreaded-forecast-for-our-times-algae-and-lots-of-it.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/a-dreaded-forecast-for-our-times-algae-and-lots-of-it.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Algae forecasts could become as common as weather reports, and as essential.

### [Soaring Temperatures Will Make It Too Hot to Work, UN Warns](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/soaring-temperatures-will-make-it-too-hot-to-work-un-warns?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/soaring-temperatures-will-make-it-too-hot-to-work-un-warns?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

As many as 43 countries, especially those in Asia, including China, Indonesia, and Malaysia, will experience declines in their economies because of heat stress.

### [Are Seawalls the Best Answer to Rising Sea Levels – or is Retreat a Better Option?](https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jul/19/are-seawalls-the-best-answer-to-rising-sea-levels-or-is-retreat-a-better-option?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jul/19/are-seawalls-the-best-answer-to-rising-sea-levels-or-is-retreat-a-better-option?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

While barriers are the most widely used method of protecting coastal homes and infrastructure in Australia, landscape architects must consider other options.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Quake Hangover Keeps Tower on Shaky Ground](http://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/82652/ratings-agency-red-flags-concerns-over-towers-financial-profile-deteriorating-its?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Interest.co.nz](http://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/82652/ratings-agency-red-flags-concerns-over-towers-financial-profile-deteriorating-its?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Tower Insurance Limited is skating on thin ice in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.

### [Australian Farmers Left High Dry After Report Rejects Drought Insurance](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-agriculture-insurance-idUSKCN0ZZ0G3?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-agriculture-insurance-idUSKCN0ZZ0G3?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Farmers say the absence of such insurance undermines their capacity to invest in increasing production.

### [Scots at Risk of Flooding “Priced out” of insurance](http://www.scotsman.com/news/scots-at-risk-of-flooding-priced-out-of-insurance-1-4180180?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Scotsman](http://www.scotsman.com/news/scots-at-risk-of-flooding-priced-out-of-insurance-1-4180180?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Scots living in fear of flooding are finding themselves “priced out” of insurance cover as premiums soar following a surge in incidents across the country in recent years.

### [Buffett Buys $1.8 Billion ‘Gem’ of a Medical Insurer in N.Y.](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-18/buffett-buys-1-8-billion-gem-of-a-medical-insurer-in-new-york?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-18/buffett-buys-1-8-billion-gem-of-a-medical-insurer-in-new-york?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The target company is the largest underwriter of medical professional liability insurance in New York.