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river flooding
Southern U.S. crop losses from March storm could exceed $1 billion: Aon
April 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA weather system that brought sub-freezing temperatures to South Carolina and Georgia, as well as heavy rains in Peru were among the catastrophes with economic losses exceeding $1 billion in March, Aon plc’s Impact Forecasting unit reported Friday in its…
Cyclone Debbie barrels into Australia with damaging winds, flooding rain: AIR
March 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAustralia is experiencing its most powerful storm since 2011, as Cyclone Debbie roared ashore in Queensland, Australia as a Category 4 storm shortly after noon on Tuesday. Catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide said that Cyclone Debbie struck Airlie Beach as…
Conditions prompting risk of “moderate to major” overland flooding across Manitoba: infrastructure minister
February 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNormal to well-above normal soil moisture and winter precipitation to date, combined with future unfavourable weather conditions, will result in the risk of moderate to major overland flooding across the province of Manitoba, the provincial infrastructure minister said earlier this…
Climate change increased chances of record rains in Louisiana by at least 40%: NOAA and partners
September 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterHuman-caused climate warming increased the chances of the torrential rains that unleashed record flooding in southern Louisiana in mid-August by at least 40%, according to a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and partner scientists with World Weather…