Aon plc has launched a new earthquake model for Canada, one that takes into account the well-known risk in western provinces but also the lesser-known risk in eastern Canada. The model is based on the ...

Graph depicts relative insured earthquake losses for the four highest-risk provinces. Don Windeler The number and cost of natural disasters that hit the global market in 2005 was remarkable. Driven ...

Boston, July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced the release of its updated Earthquake Model for Australia. These updates were prompted by ...

When a slab slides beneath an overriding plate in a subduction zone, the slab takes on a property called anisotropy, meaning its strength is not the same in all directions. Anisotropy is what causes a ...

STATESBORO, Ga., Oct. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cemil Emre Yavas and his research team have achieved a remarkable 97.97% accuracy in earthquake prediction for Los Angeles, a high-risk seismic zone, ...

BOSTON, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has announced the release of significantly updated AIR Earthquake and Typhoon Models for Japan. The past several ...

No one knows when the next major earthquake will strike. In the meantime, researchers are working to understand how these ...

The impact of an earthquake on people and property depends not only on the earthquake's characteristics like magnitude and depth, but also on local soil conditions, which contribute to the so-called ...