According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Central Europe has been inundated during the past several weeks with heavy and relentless rain, which has resulted in some of the worst floods seen in the area in more than 70 years. The floods have reached record levels, particularly in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland are also affected. The heavy rains are resulting in landslides in many mountainous areas, while in the floodplains, which were already saturated due to rains in previous weeks, river levels rose…
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Northwest Europe Battered by Windstorm Ulli
BOSTON, January 4, 2012 – According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Windstorm Ulli is passing through Scandanavia and is expected to dissipate as it moves over the Baltic Sea today. A class 2 weather warning from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) is still in force indicating the possibility of “danger to the public, causing major damage to property and major disruptions in essential services.” “Ulli was first recognized as a named low pressure system when it was located southwest of Newfoundland on December 31st making it the…
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