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Requirements of Catastrophe Insurance & Weather Risk Management Markets
December 7, 2007
Sharon LeDuc, Deputy DirectorNOAA Satellite And Information ServiceNational Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
Asheville, NC
Role & Challenges & Opportunities For Servicing Financial Risk Transfer Models
(backup slides)
NOAA’s roles:
Warnings (NWS);
Data for
risk assessment
mitigation
preparedness
(NCDC, CSC)
Outlook for risk assessment
mitigation
preparedness(NWS)
Billion Dollar Climate and Weather Disasters
1980-20061980-2004
Example Ozone Transport & Residence
Seconds/meter
Continental Storm Risk Index – with UNCA/ NEMAC
Areas with 4 inches of rain impacted 554,246 Families798,348 Households 908,155 House Units2,098,223 People
• Develop Storm Risk Indices for US for 20+ years• Improve Disaster Assessment & Response
Using NOAA’s radar data & 2000 US Census data, determine who was affected by heavy rainfall during Hurricane Charley
Swannanoa
Warren Wilson College
Lane Pinnacle
5230’
Bee Tree Reservoi
r
Asheville Christian School
Blue Ridge Parkway
Swannanoa River
Swannanoa River
Bee Tree Creek
Cartography By: Greg Dobson 1-
27-07
FEMA
NCCGIA
USGS
Decision Theatre enables graphic display of various hazards. Indices can be developed for
communication of severity of hazard (as in the flood above).
Hazards Index – with RENCI