AIR Analyzes Australian Floods
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the flooding that has hit parts of eastern Australia has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. AIR explained that the “heavy...
View ArticleAIR Update: Tropical Cyclone Rusty Makes Landfall in Western Australia
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that Tropical Cyclone Rusty came ashore with 1-minute sustained winds of 136 km/h [85 mph] and gusts to 170 km/h [106 mph]. AIR described Rusty as a...
View ArticlePowerful M7.8 Earthquake Strikes Iran-Pakistan Border: AIR Analysis
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the powerful M7.8 earthquake, which struck a sparsely populated area of southeastern Iran about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the...
View ArticleAIR Worldwide Analyzes Landslides, Building Damage from China Quake
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released its analysis of the damages suffered by rural communities in northwest China’s Gansu province from the “devastating earthquake on July 21 at...
View ArticleAIR Reports on Offshore Earthquake Near Wellington, New Zealand
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the M6.5 earthquake that struck New Zealand’s Cook Strait, 54 km SSW of the capital city of Wellington, at a depth of 14 km [app. 8.7...
View ArticleIndonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka Hit by Heavy Rains, Floods: AIR
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the rains of the past week across Southeast Asia have been much higher than average, even for a period during which Southeast Asian countries...
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