Hurricane Barry made landfall near Morgan City, Louisiana on July 13, briefly reaching hurricane status while moving ashore. The storm has since weakened and its remnants have moved into the Lower Great Lakes area. The slow forward motion of the storm has rendered widespread flooding and localized significant flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Wind impacts have ... Continue Reading »
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Searles Valley Earthquake Sequence: Mw 6.4 and Mw 7.1 Events
Summary A pair of significant earthquakes struck the Searles Valley, California area (Kern County) on July 4 and 5, 2019, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). On July 4, an estimated Mw 6.4 earthquake occurred approximately 11 miles (18km) ENE from Ridgecrest (population approximately 28,000) around 10:33 AM local time. This was followed by a larger Mw 6.9 ... Continue Reading »
Flood Event – Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Valley
Summary A significant flood event has affected portions of the Ottawa and Saint Lawrence River Valleys and surrounding watersheds. The flooding is a result of recent snowmelt from a significant snowpack, coupled with recent periods of heavy rainfall affecting the area. Evacuations have affected over 9,500. Several thousands of homes have been inundated by the resulting ... Continue Reading »
Mw 6.7 Earthquake – Near Coquimbo, Chile
A magnitude (Mw) 6.7 earthquake was reported near Coquimbo, Chile around 01:32 UTC January 20, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located at a depth of 53 km (33 miles) and about 15 km (9 miles) SSW of Coquimbo, Chile, between the regions of Atacama and O’Higgins. Media reports to date indicate variable damage to property and infrastructure, a ... Continue Reading »
Sydney Hailstorms, December 20, 2018
A severe convective storm affected large parts of New South Wales, including Sydney, the Central Coast and Wollongong from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on December 20, 2018. The storm generated large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding in many areas of the state. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), there were ground reports of hail of 8 cm diameter in Berowra ... Continue Reading »
GC Capital Ideas: CAT-i Stories: Fourth Quarter 2018
Here is a look back at the CAT-i articles from October 1 through December. Mw 7.0 Earthquake – Near Anchorage, Alaska: The magnitude (Mw) 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska, on November 30 occurred at a depth of 44.1 km as the result of a slip on an intraslab fault within the subducting Pacific slab. According to the United States Geological Survey, the faulting involved a ... Continue Reading »
Mw 7.0 Earthquake – Near Anchorage, Alaska
A magnitude (Mw) 7.0 earthquake was reported near Anchorage, Alaska around 17:29 UTC on November 30 (8:29 local time), according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located at a depth of 44.1 km and about 12.9 km (8.0 miles) north of Anchorage, Alaska. A tsunami warning was issued but later lifted by the U.S. National Weather Service. Initial media ... Continue Reading »
Wildfire Activity – California – Update
Recent wildfire activity has rendered especially severe impacts to areas of California, including areas of Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Rates of extreme fire spread were enabled by especially dry, windy conditions on November 8 and the days following. Aggressive firefighting efforts allowed containment efforts to progress despite adverse conditions over the ... Continue Reading »
Wildfire Activity – California
Significant wildfires have affected areas of northern and southern California due to extremely dry, windy conditions and very dry fuels. In Northern California, the Camp Fire has burned at least 130,000 acres since November 8 and claimed at least 48 lives, making this the deadliest wildfire in known California history. Damage survey efforts are still ongoing, however initial ... Continue Reading »
Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael made landfall on October 10 as a high-end Category-4 hurricane on the Florida Panhandle, with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. The storm rendered severe to complete damage to areas from Panama City to Port Saint Joe, with especially severe damage in Mexico Beach due to severe wind and storm surge. Damage due to wind has caused roof and wall collapse, ... Continue Reading »
