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Hurricane Watching on the Internet
Guessing where a hurricane is heading is not an exact science. Those predictions are much better today than in the past due to better hurricane modeling. Via television, everybody can get constant updates on The Weather Channel. As Tropical Storm...
Bracing for the Worst - Understanding Business Interruption Claims, Part 29
Yesterday, Rocco Calaci posted a blog entry announcing that La Niña conditions are already being observed. While I dare not attempt to explain the mechanics of these conditions, it is generally understood that La Niña is a climate phenomenon that...
Rocco Calaci's Tropical Update - July 2010
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. Click here to read his previous guest blogs) In late April and May 2010, I wrote about the La Niña situation in the eastern...
Time to Buy Flood Insurance Coverage
Insurance agents should use two recent events to encourage their clients to purchase flood coverage. The recent Nashville Flood is one example of how quick generally unaffected areas can be swamped from rain. The other is the upcoming 2010 hurricane...
Rocco Calaci Contemplates the 2010 Hurricane Season
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. Click here to read his previous guest blogs) In about six weeks, the 2010 hurricane season will begin....
Hurricane Ida and the Unpredictable Weather
No hurricanes all summer. The water is cooling. People are preparing for Thanksgiving and muttering about retail shops putting up holiday lights in the first week of November. And out of the blue comes Hurricane Ida....
Are There Going to Be Any Hurricanes in 2009?
I get asked that question quite often. Doing what I do for a living, given my last name, and having proven my prognostication prowess (with money backing up my opinion) by opening our Texas office BEFORE the first of two...
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs. Click here to read his previous...
Rocco Calaci Questions Current Models Used to Determine Wind Damage
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs. Click here to read his previous...
A Call To Reassess How We Gauge Damage From Hurricane Winds
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs. Click here to read his previous...
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs. Click here to read Part 1...
*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a series of guest blogs.
Is The Saffir-Simpson Scale Still Relevant
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. I met him at a recent FAPIA Convention where he presented a speech about hurricanes. I invited Rocco to write on today's topic after...
