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Natural Disasters

When humans create earthquakes

Human activities impact the climate, but can they have an impact on seismicity? The induced seismicity is not limited to already seismically active areas. It can also change our short-term view on the earthquake risk.

Natural Disasters

North Atlantic Hurricane Season 2020 - White Paper

The year 2020 was the most active Atlantic hurricane season ever on record. Learn more about this active season and how to avoid damages by establishing a comprehensive risk assessment and response framework.

A cold snap in Texas... How unexpected?

In February 2021, Texas endured a series of cold spells that broke the historical records of many cities, with temperatures. Learn more about the causes, impacts on infrastructure and the predictability of these events.

Parametric Insurance

Impact of climate change on the agricultural sector

Parametric solution that aims to compensate for the loss of revenues for cooperative, agri-holding, and agricultural product transformers that experience lower harvest due to adverse weather conditions.

When climate hazards impact the quality of agricultural production

Agricultural yield is not the only way climate change can impact crops. The quality of grapes, fruit trees, and cereal are also affected by many less quantifiable factors. Read what our lead Agronomist has to say.

Types of ocean waves and their impacts in the coastal regions

Understand the physical characteristics and the impacts caused by different types of waves that are commonly associated to extreme sea levels and coastal risks: tides, surges, tsunamis and wind waves.

Natural Disasters

Extreme Wildfire events in Australia, Summer 2019-20

During the summer of 2019-2020 (from November to March), the whole world followed the development of huge wildfires in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. But to what extent were these wildfires unusual?

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