Hurricane Risk

Description

This book details the outcomes of new research focusing on climate risk related to hurricanes. Topics include numerical simulation of tropical cyclones, through tropical cyclone hazard estimation to damage estimates and their implications for commercial risk. Inspired by the 6th International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change: From Hazard to Impact, this book brings together leading international academics and researchers, and provides a source reference for both risk managers and climate scientists for research on the interface between tropical cyclones, climate and risk. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Issues of Importance to the (Re)insurance Industry: A Timescale Perspective (Tom Philp, Tom Sabbatelli, Christina Robertson, Paul Wilson)....Pages 1-22 Global Tropical Cyclone Damage Potential (Greg J. Holland, James M. Done, Rowan Douglas, Geoffrey R. Saville, Ming Ge)....Pages 23-42 Integrated Kinetic Energy in North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones: Climatology, Analysis, and Seasonal Applications (Michael E. Kozar, Vasubandhu Misra)....Pages 43-69 Mapping Tropical Cyclone Energy as an Approach to Hazard Assessment (Yi-Jie Zhu, Stephen G. Evans)....Pages 71-87 Overview of Potential Hurricane Death and Damage in the Tampa Bay Region (Charles H. Paxton)....Pages 89-121 The 2015 Hurricane Season in the North Atlantic: An Analysis of Environmental Conditions (Jennifer M. Collins, David R. Roache)....Pages 123-133 Impact of Aerosols and Ocean Temperature on Tropical Cyclone Days Near Australia (Rupsa Bhowmick, Jill C. Trepanier)....Pages 135-160 Climate Theory and Tropical Cyclone Risk Assessment (Kevin Walsh)....Pages 161-178 Global Tropical Cyclone Damages and Fatalities Under Climate Change: An Updated Assessment (Laura A. Bakkensen, Robert O. Mendelsohn)....Pages 179-197 Poleward Migration of Tropical Cyclone Activity in the Southern Hemisphere: Perspectives and Challenges for the Built Environment in Australia (Richard J. Krupar III, Daniel J. Smith)....Pages 199-214 Metocean Conditions in Future Hurricane Environments (James M. Done, Cindy L. Bruyère, Ming Ge)....Pages 215-234 Estimating the Human Influence on Tropical Cyclone Intensity as the Climate Changes (Michael F. Wehner, Colin Zarzycki, Christina Patricola)....Pages 235-260