News & Events
News
NHC’s Patricia Pressure Uncertainty Could be Unhelpful for MultiCat
A key elements of any catastrophe bond trigger needs to be a transparent, rapid and fair payout process. This is especially true when a third-party may be reporting data on which decisions over losses are made.
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Arbitrary Focus on Hurricane Wind Speed has Birthed a New Climate Myth
Claims of a ‘hurricane drought’ are based on an arbitrary focus on wind speed while ignoring storm pressure, power, and damage.
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Hurricane Risk Research To Focus On Bermuda
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences’ Risk Prediction Initiative [RPI] is undertaking new research focused on hurricane risk specific to Bermuda, in addition to its traditional focus on global catastrophic risk.
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Events
Tropical Cyclone Hazard Model Intercomparison Workshop
To be held September 7th
Tropical Cyclone Intercomparison Project Workshop
The study aims to assess the state of the science of assessing TC hazard using models which generate synthetic event sets by statistical, dynamical, or hybrid means.
6th International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change
This report outlines the main themes of interest, and follow-up discussions during question and answer sessions and offline meetings. It is planned that a journal volume will be published, and the organizers are currently seeking submissions.
Workshop on Global Tropical Cyclone Reanalysis
The following will form the basis of a meeting summary for Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and one or more formal proposals.
Earthquake Insights Field Trip Report
The 13th annual Earthquake Insight Field Trip was partially supported by the RPI this year. The mission of this event is to increase the awareness of earthquake hazards, earthquake risks, and mitigation options to manage those risks.
Research Update 2016
RPI hosted its annual Research Update Workshop at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St George’s on Tuesday October 04th 2016.