Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
National Weather Service Criticized for Moving Away From Local Forecasts
KXAN
The government agency is planning to go from a full to a part-time operation, while moving away from local forecasts.
Why Scientists Keep Changing the Forecast for a La Niña Winter
Wired
Climate predictions are like romantic comedies—are full of will they/won’t they suspense.
IMD Plans to Move its Weather Data to the Cloud
The Hindu
The India Meteorological Department is looking to transfer its massive troves of data into the cloud.
Post-Hurricane Haiti, Unfiltered
AFP
A natural catastrophe takes away from those who already have so little in this world.
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
Americans Are Dying Faster. Millennials, Too
Bloomberg
People who predict death for a living have some bad news.
Govt, Insurers and Victims Agree on Disaster Insurance Scheme
Jakarta Post
The Finance Ministry allocated about Rp 4 trillion for disaster management in the revised 2016 state budget, but Indonesia needs about Rp 15 trillion a year for disaster management.
Swiss Re Covers China’s Guangdong Against Cyclone, Rainfall Losses
Reuters
Swiss Re has agreed as sole reinsurer to protect seven prefectures of Guangdong province in China against losses from tropical cyclones and excessive rainfall.
AMP’s Radical Reinsurance Move
Money Management (Australia)
AMP Limited has been forced to take radical action within its insurance business, implementing a ‘significant’ reinsurance arrangement with MunichRe.