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Updated AIR Hurricane Model for U.S. Features Storm Surge Module

Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has updated its hurricane model for the U.S. to help insurers and reinsurers better understand and quantify the risk from hurricanes. The update features a hydrodynamic storm surge module that integrates storm parameters with …

El Nino Indicators Ease; Still Expected in Late 2012

Climate indicators for an El Niño event in the western Pacific have eased slightly in the past two weeks, but meteorologists still expect the weather pattern, which can bring drought to the Asia-Pacific and damage crops, to form late in …