Losses generated by major catastrophes are generally estimated from a characterization of the damages caused by the (primary) event (an earthquake) without fully modeling [...]

This paper discusses recent work on estimating tsunami risk, with a focus on the coastline of the Western U.S. It is a summary of on-going research, starting with the met [...]

This paper reviews major milestones in the development of earthquake risk models over the past century, focusing on the developments of the past forty years and how catas [...]

With four major storms making landfall in Florida and Alabama in the space of six weeks, the 2004 season has highlighted the potential for hurricanes to exhibit spatio-te [...]

This paper introduces the concept of creating an ‘ensemble’ set of weighted hazard footprints in realtime for the assessment of financial losses. This ensemble set ca [...]