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Above-Normal Hurricane Season: A Call to Action for the Insurance Industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a stark and urgent warning: the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to...
Climate Change
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July is Expected to be Hottest Month on Record
July 27th, 2023 – The World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on Thursday that July 2023 is...
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Hippo Insurance Selects Opterrix Risk Intelligence Platform to Optimize Claims Workflows
Madison, Wisconsin – April 11, 2023 – Opterrix™, a leader in proactive risk intelligence for the property and casualty insurance industry, today...
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Extreme Drought in US West Likely to Lead to Record Wildfire Year
The country is on fire. The western US is experiencing a megadrought, which some scientists have dubbed the worst in 1,200 years. And this prolonged...
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U.S. had its second highest total of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021
In 2021, there were 20 billion-dollar weather and climate disaster events across the United States, according to the annual report by the National...
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GIS Day – A Geospatial Analysis of 2021 California Wildfires
Happy GIS Day! Today we join in a global celebration of all things spatial. At Opterrix, we’re passionate about solving complex geospatial problems...
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NOAA’s Climate Update Will Set “New Normals”
Next month, Climatologists from NOAA NCEI will release 30 years of weather and climate data from across the U.S. to serve as the nation’s updated...
NASA Analysis: Earth 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record
NASA has completed their analysis of global temperatures for 2020. The year is effectively tied with the previous warmest year on record, 2016. 2020...
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2020: A Record Year for Billion-Dollar Disasters
In 2020, there were 22 weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion in the United States. This is 6 more than the previous...
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Sentinel-6: The Next Generation of Sea-Level Monitoring
The future for monitoring sea-level changes is here, with the new Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched into orbit mid-November. This new...
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Population Growth Continues in Natural Hazard Prone Areas
Whether due to new population growth or urban/rural migration patterns, the population of the United States continues to construct new buildings in...
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The Need for Insurers to Plan for Climate Change
The past few years have opened the eyes of many to the interconnectedness the risks of climate change brings to the systems society relies on. There...