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Lessons from Chornobyl: Wildfires Around Nuclear Infrastructure Can Aggravate Risks of Multiple Disasters

Wildfires around nuclear power plants can exponentially increase the combined disaster risks for local residents. Augurisk disaster risk assessment helps communities understand their risks and be better prepared.

Risk assessment

Augurisk Partners with Cherre for Integrating Risk Assessment Data into Real Estate Data Management Platform

Augurisk is excited to announce a new partnership with Cherre to integrate our risk assessment data with Cherre’s real estate data for comprehensive decision making.

tornado

Severe storms, floods and tornadoes expected in the central Gulf Coast

A highly amplified cyclone can burst out with severe storms and tornadoes in the south-central U.S. on March 21-22.

Wildfire

Eastland Complex fire: 50 homes destroyed, over 500 evacuated in Texas

Rapid spread of wildfires in Texas, fueled by drought and winds, has damaged dozens of buildings, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate, and killed at least one person.

Wildfire

A Surreal Winter Fire Burns California

The Colorado Fire in California is raging over 700 acres, threatening at least 200 properties, while hundreds of residents remain evacuated.

tsunami

Tsunami Advisory for U.S. West Coast: safety tips

Coastal areas in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia are at risk of tsunami damage.

crime data

Why adequate crime risk data is important for property buyers and renters

The value of crime risk data to assess neighborhood safety when choosing your property should not be underestimated. Our experts explain how to get a comprehensive crime risk assessment for any location in the US.

tornado

5 million on tornado alert: tornado safety tips

Residents of Arkansas and Missouri must beware of the cold front with multiple thunderstorms, hail, damaging gusts, and nocturnal tornadoes on Friday night.

Hawaii

Hawaiian islands face severe flooding

A severe storm system is battering Hawaii, residents must prepare for disastrous flooding.

storm

The second round of storms to hit the Pacific Northwest

Residents of Montana, Oregon, and Washington states face more storms, rains and snowfall this week following devastating flooding.

California

The cost of California wildfires and the insurance crisis

Wildfire infernos cause massive damage to properties in California, making it challenging for residents exposed to wildfire risks to find adequate insurance. What can they do?

hurricane

Ida updates: New York flooded, tornado in New Jersey

New York and New Jersey are heavily flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, killing dozens.

hurricane

Category 4 Hurricane Ida Hits Louisiana, Prompting Evacuations

Hurricane Ida is making landfall as a 150 mph Category 4 storm today. It is one of the strongest storms to make landfall in Louisiana.

natural disasters

The Cost of Natural Disasters for Insurance Companies

Insurance companies in the US lose billions of dollars each year due to natural disasters. Our new analysis explains how to assess risks from various disasters and improve the resilience of businesses, households, and communities.

Wildfire

Critical Fire Danger in Southwest US

Elevated and critical fire conditions are expected in the Southwest US today and throughout this week.

Florida

Florida: Piney Point Leak Raises Environmental Concerns, $200 million to Clean Up

The leak from the Piney Point phosphate plant raises serious concerns for public health, wildlife, and water ecosystems around Tampa Bay, Florida.

tornado

Tornadoes, Severe Storms to Hit Mississipi, Alabama, Tennessee and Gulf Coast Today

Severe thunderstorms and violent tornadoes are expected to hit the Southeast U.S. this afternoon and tonight.

crime

Colorado Shootings: A Crime Risk Analysis

The gun attack in Colorado is the seventh mass shooting in the US over the past week. Our crime risk analysis shows most of the affected areas have a high or severe crime risk score.

crime

Chicago Shootings: How to Identify Areas with Severe Crime Risks

The area, where 15 people have been shot, 2 killed at a party in Park Manor, Chicago has a severe Crime Risk Score of 90.36. The Augurisk machine-learning algorithm can help identify other areas with a high risk of violent crimes.

Climate Crisis

Coastal Lands Sinking, Sea Levels Rising Faster

Many coastal lands are sinking, while the sea level is rising four times faster than predicted. Nowadays, 58% of the global coastal communities are at risk of coastal flooding.

COVIDー19

Covid-19: 2,5 Million Global Deaths, Half Million in US

The United States comprise nearly 20 percent of the world’s known deaths related to coronavirus, with over half million deaths.

crime

The Riskiest Areas in US

Our new study ranks the 10 most dangerous neighborhoods in the US with a high risk of violent crimes.

hurricane

Hurricane Watch for Florida Wednesday to Friday

Florida was issued a Hurricane Watch as Eta intensifies further. Strong winds and heavy rainfall will continue to batter South Florida and spread across parts of West and North Florida from Wednesday through Friday.

California

California on Alert for Critical Fire Weather This Week

A fire weather watch has been issued for residents of California due to the risk of critical fire weather conditions between Monday and Wednesday, October 19-21.

Climate Crisis

UN: Climate-related Disasters Have Doubled in the 21st Century

The 21st century has seen a drastic rise in climate-related disasters, according to a new report released by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).