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# September 30, 2014
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/september-30-2014/
- Published: 2014-09-30T06:26:52.000Z
- Updated: 2014-09-30T06:30:30.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [New U.S. Weather Tool Promises More Warning of Disasters](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-30/new-u-s-weather-tool-promises-more-warning-of-disasters.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-30/new-u-s-weather-tool-promises-more-warning-of-disasters.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Neighborhoods about to be hit by tornadoes and pilots heading into turbulence will get more warning from the National Weather Service starting today.

### [Growing, and Growing Vulnerable](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/science/barrier-islands-feeling-the-effects-of-climate-change.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/science/barrier-islands-feeling-the-effects-of-climate-change.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Barrier islands are feeling the effects of climate change.

### [Many Volcano Victims Likely Pummeled by Lava Bombs](http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind%5Fnews/social%5Faffairs/AJ201409300035?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Asahi Shimbun](http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind%5Fnews/social%5Faffairs/AJ201409300035?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Near craters, lava bombs can fall at speeds of 720 kph, so even a fist-sized rock can be lethal.

### [New Report Finds Human-Caused Climate Change Increased Severity of 2013 Heat Waves in Asia, Europe and Australia](http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2014/20140929%5Fextremeevents.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [NOAA](http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2014/20140929%5Fextremeevents.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Of the five heat waves studied in the report, human-caused climate change-primarily through the burning of fossil fuels-was found to have clearly increased the severity and likelihood of those events.

### [Fiber Optics Provide Early Warning for Landslides](http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=56719&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Photonics](http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=56719&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Fiber optic sensors could warn people of imminent landslides, potentially saving lives and reducing destruction.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Should P&C Insurers Be Afraid Of Climate Change?](http://seekingalpha.com/article/2529445-should-p-and-c-insurers-be-afraid-of-climate-change?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Morningstar](http://seekingalpha.com/article/2529445-should-p-and-c-insurers-be-afraid-of-climate-change?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

While climate change is a major social issue, in this article we will focus strictly on assessing the potential implications for the property-casualty insurance industry.

### [Direct Approach Pays Off for World Bank’s Cat Bond ](http://www.globalcapital.com/special-reports?issueid=nb7fqbx6kmmr&article=nb86pl462qmd&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Euroweek](http://www.globalcapital.com/special-reports?issueid=nb7fqbx6kmmr&article=nb86pl462qmd&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The world bank is considering other options and markets in developing is catastrophe insurance initiatives.

### [Pay for Death-Bet Middlemen Fuels Risk, Conning Says](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/pay-for-death-bet-middlemen-fuels-risk-conning-says.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-29/pay-for-death-bet-middlemen-fuels-risk-conning-says.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Middlemen who help investors bet on life insurance contracts lack incentive to make sure the arrangements are profitable for the buyers, according to a company that monitors the industry.

### [AIG Was Broke](http://alephblog.com/2014/09/30/aig-was-broke/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Aleph Blog](http://alephblog.com/2014/09/30/aig-was-broke/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

There’s a significant problem when you are a supremely big and connected financial institution: your failure will have an impact on the financial system as a whole.

### [Eurasian JV to Launch Nine UCITS in Asia Push](http://www.asianinvestor.net/News/390821,eurasian-jv-to-launch-nine-ucits-funds-in-asia-push.aspx?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Asian Investor](http://www.asianinvestor.net/News/390821,eurasian-jv-to-launch-nine-ucits-funds-in-asia-push.aspx?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

One offering includes a global insurance catastrophe bond fund.