While Hillary made landfall as a tropical storm, the main mode of destruction was heavy rainfall, which added up to months of inland rainfall in just a few hours.
Read More »Building Codes Could Help Reduce Physical and Financial Risk
Can modern building codes protect homeowners and insurance companies from physical and financial risk after a disaster? Click through to learn more.
Read More »Americans Are Still Moving to Risky, Disaster-Prone Areas
Climate change does not seem to be factoring into homebuyers' decisions on where they are purchasing homes according to Redfin, as nearly 400,000 more people moved into than out of the most flood-prone counties in 2021 and 2022—an increase of 103% over the two years prior.
Read More »What’s Driving Relentless Storms Against the West Coast?
In a string of bad-luck situations, multiple atmospheric rivers and “bomb cyclones” have hit the West Coast, causing mudslides, flash flooding, and hurricane-force winds. Here’s what a new report reveals.
Read More »CoreLogic Announces Suite of Property Risk Tools
New solution offers a view of physical risk, leveraging Google Cloud, combining hyperlocal property data with financial information to estimate and mitigate the impact and cost of future catastrophes.
Read More »Flood Loss in Northeast Tops $16 Billion
Hurricane Ida triggered record rainfall in New York and nearby regions. Due to past disasters, experts say the city was better prepared to withstand severe weather.
Read More »Almost 950K Homes Risk Damage from Ida
Experts examine what the hurricane—now downgraded to tropical storm—means for borrowers, insurers, servicers, and government agencies.
Read More »How Hurricanes Affect Local Housing Markets
Tropical Storm Elsa marks the beginning of storm season expected to threaten some 8 million homes with more than $1.9 trillion in reconstruction cost value.
Read More »How Property Owners Prepare for Severe Weather
Residents, servicers, and financial institutions can benefit from understanding disaster risk—researchers take a look at how homeowners are planning.
Read More »Hurricane Relief’s Overlooked Segment
Two years after Hurricane Harvey, who is being left behind during assistance efforts?
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