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NOAA’s satellite imagery from Hurricane Michael is available in EigenPrism. Assessing the impact A post-event impact summary report template for Hurricane Michael has been provided to [...]

Hurricane Michael made landfall yesterday near Mexico Beach, Florida as a very powerful category 4 storm. It is the strongest storm to make US landfall since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and it is [...]

As expected, Hurricane Michael has intensified in the Gulf of Mexico, and is now a powerful category 4 storm approaching the Florida Panhandle. Our data partner MetCon has provided the following [...]

Hurricane Michael is expected to intensify as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico, with landfall expected Wednesday along the coast of the Florida Panhandle, potentially as a major hurricane. The [...]

Now a tropical depression, Rosa is bringing a substantial amount of rainfall today, creating flood potential over a large area across the US south-west, from Baja California to Phoenix Arizona. [...]

Hurricane Rosa is moving towards Baja California coast and is expected to make landfall on Monday as a tropical storm. Heavy rainfall is expected to create a high risk of flash flooding in [...]

A M 7.5 earthquake struck Palu this morning, following several tremors overnight, including one at M 6.1. The massive earthquake this morning was relatively shallow, with a depth of 10km. [...]

As of September 18, KatRisk’s updated inland flood footprint for Florence shows a reduction in flooding in central North Carolina and New Hanover County, which includes Wilmington. The [...]

Typhoon Mangkhut devastated parts of the northern Philippines on the weekend, making landfall with wind speed equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. The huge storm had weakened when it reached [...]

Inland flood risk The heavy rainfall associated with the slow moving Florence – now a tropical depression – is inundating a large area across South Carolina, North Carolina and into [...]

Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina this morning as a Cat 1 storm, and as predicted, the slow moving storm is exposing the coast to high storm surge and heavy rainfall as well as [...]

Hurricane Florence – September 11 update The NHC has begun issuing potential storm surge flooding maps for Hurricane Florence. Significant flooding is expected to accompany Florence after [...]

Hurricane Florence is advancing towards the US east coast, where it is expected to make landfall as the most powerful hurricane in recent decades. Current projections show Hurricane Florence [...]

A powerful M 6.6 earthquake struck the island of Hakkaido in northern Japan early Thursday morning local time. The strong tremor triggered landslides in the region. Assessing the impact [...]

Impact Reports deliver fully automated insights into current nat cat events. Users can create their own, or customize the templates we provide; the templates are provided both pre and post-event, [...]

Tropical storm Gordon is heading across the Gulf of Mexico towards the coast of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, with landfall estimated for Tuesday evening. Storm surge watches and warnings [...]

The rainfall summary for Hurricane Lane is now available in EigenPrism with the precipitation total footprint. Contains satellite-based precipitation totals over a 5 day period between Aug. 22 [...]

Our data partner, Meteorological Connections, has issued the following discussion update for Tropical Storm Lane: Hawaii:  Flooding remains severe threat, especially Island of Hawaii; Hurricane [...]

Today’s M 7.1 earthquake in Peru provides an excellent demonstration of the difference between the magnitude and intensity of an earthquake; the magnitude of 7.1 is high, while the [...]

Our data partner, Meteorological Connections, has issued the following discussion update for Hurricane Lane: Hawaii: Most severe threat is flooding; Hurricane Warnings Issued Location:  16.9 N / [...]