Last year Texas had more severe hail events than any state in the country, causing $1.7 billion in insured losses statewide. The prevalence of hail in Texas has been the stimulus for the Texas Department of Insurance's sponsorship of the first annual War on Hail Symposium on November 27th. I'll be a panelist on the "Technology and Tools" roundtable, discussing future web-based application of weather related tools.
AER is hosting a noontime seminar by MIT Professor Susan Solomon on “Emerging Signals of Climate Changes: Where in the World will Climate Change First?" A leading atmospheric chemist, Solomon will summarize recent research showing the surprising result that an early onset of significant local warming that exceeds past variability is already emerging or will likely emerge in the next two decades in many tropical countries.
Dr. Bryan Woods is presenting his analysis of Delaware's offshore windpower at AWEA Offshore Windpower Conference 2012. In his presentation, A 30-Year Wind Climatology off the Coast of Delaware From High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction, he demonstrates the importance of down-scaled numerical weather simulations versus coarse-resolution reanalysis data and shows the resulting dramatically different shape of wind distributions. The poster will be presented today at 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM.
Have you looked at AER’s energy forecasts lately? If not, you might want to take another look. Seasonal Forecast - Our highly accurate seasonal and sub-seasonal forecasts have earned their reputation as a go-to source for traders. AER’s winter forecast will be released in a month, and we've nailed it the last 3 years running – we don't think it's luck. Will you be taking advantage of our insights?
AER Respond for Hurricane Isaac Rewind All eyes were on the Gulf Coast last week as Hurricane Isaac approached land, the impacts of Katrina and Ike still fresh in the minds of citizens and businesses alike. Fortunately, Isaac proved to have a less severe impact than many had anticipated, but AER Respond™ for Hurricane helped businesses and insurers prepare for the potential risks, offering companies the opportunity to precisely quantify the anticipated impact Isaac would have to individual physical assets and their markets of interest.
