This House Is Built to Stare Down a Hurricane
FORTIFIED resilient construction standards are changing how communities prepare for severe weather, learn how.
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Florida’s Building Codes: The Next Hurricane Could Blow Them Away
How strengthening Florida’s building codes can reduce damage during the next storm.
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DDA: Hurricane | July 17, 2019
A unique educational experience for IBHS members focused on hurricanes.
Shelter-in-place plans questioned for California wildfires
Wildfires are more frequent and fierce. When people can’t evacuate, some are sheltering in place. It’s a dicey strategy for all but the fortunate.
Leveraging CoCoRaHS Hailpad and Damage Observations: Data
Data from the 2019 CoCoRaHS Reanalysis Summary is available to Members for download.
Analysis of Hailstorm Frequency: Data
Data from the Hail Frequency Analysis 2008-2017 is available to Members for download.
The Impact of Vertical Wind Shear on Hail Growth in Simulated Supercell Storms
Research The increase in losses resulting from severe convective storms continues to outpace advances in detection, forecasting, and mitigation. Hailstorms account for a large percentage of these losses; however, research activities focused on improving the ability to detect, forecast, and mitigate against this hazard have lagged behind those for hurricanes and tornadoes. The rapid advancement…