Country Profile I - Japan - The peril of precipitation: Inland flood in Japan
Source: Asia Insurance Review | Feb 2010
Over the past 60 years, the Japanese government has invested substantially in the construction of public defence systems, yet flood losses in Japan are higher than ever. This is due largely to the increasing concentrations of Japanese property in flood hazard zones. Dr Peter Sousounis, Principal Scientist at AIR Worldwide, tells us about the potentially devastating flood situations in the country, about modeling the precipitation footprint of typhoons and the determination of flood damages and insured losses.
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