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# June 30, 2016: Cleveland Ups Trump Cover and Flood Model Ready for Prime Time
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/june-30-2016-cleveland-ups-trump-cove-flood-model-ready-prime-time/
- Published: 2016-06-30T05:58:27.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-30T05:59:03.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Flooding Prediction Tool Set to Launch](http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/06/29/flooding-prediction-tool-set-to-launch.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [TWC Austin](http://www.twcnews.com/tx/austin/news/2016/06/29/flooding-prediction-tool-set-to-launch.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The National Water Model takes in weather, river and geological data and predicts when and where major floods will happen.

### [U.S. Needs Smarter Disaster Planning](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-needs-smarter-disaster-planning/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Climatewire](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-needs-smarter-disaster-planning/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Defenses against storms and floods, built on past events, will fail unless emergency planners use forward-looking data that account for rapid climate change.

### [First Detailed Recordings of Earthquakes on Ultraslow Mid-Ocean Ridges](http://phys.org/news/2016-06-earthquakes-ultraslow-mid-ocean-ridges.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Phys.org](http://phys.org/news/2016-06-earthquakes-ultraslow-mid-ocean-ridges.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The earthquake distribution on ultraslow mid-ocean ridges differs fundamentally from other spreading zones.

### [Researchers Discover the 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic Originated in Mexico](http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/06/researchers-discover-the-2009-swine-flu-pandemic-originated-in-mexico.aspx?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Infection Control Today](http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/06/researchers-discover-the-2009-swine-flu-pandemic-originated-in-mexico.aspx?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Scientists say their findings represent the first time that the origin of an influenza pandemic virus has been determined in such detail.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [This CEO Who Shifted to London Sees Brexit Upside in Consulting](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-29/this-ceo-who-shifted-to-london-sees-brexit-upside-in-consulting?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-29/this-ceo-who-shifted-to-london-sees-brexit-upside-in-consulting?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The head of London-based Willis Towers Watson Plc said the company is well-equipped to deal with disruption from U.K. voters’ decision to leave the European Union.

### [Cleveland Quintuples RNC ‘Protest Insurance’ Coverage to $50 million, Citing Increased Risk Concerns](http://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2016/06/cleveland%5Fquintuples%5Fprotest%5Fi.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Newsweek](http://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2016/06/cleveland%5Fquintuples%5Fprotest%5Fi.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Cleveland officials on Wednesday voted to quintuple the city’s so-called ‘protest insurance’ associated for the Republican National Convention.

### [New Ways to Lower Investment Risk Seek to Propel Climate Action](http://news.trust.org/item/20160630091316-5hi3l?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Thomson Reuters Foundation](http://news.trust.org/item/20160630091316-5hi3l?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A new “climate-smart lending platform” aims to make credit easier and cheaper to access for farmers working to protect their crops.

### [Universal Insurance Holdings expands to 13th state](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-universal-writes-first-policy-in-alabama-20160629-story.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Sun Sentinel](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-universal-writes-first-policy-in-alabama-20160629-story.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Fort Lauderdale-based Universal Insurance Holdings has expanded into Alabama and Minnesota and now writes policies in 13 states.