[OKC] Significant new data point reported on climate change

[Bob Waldrop]

The Oklahoman has reported a new study completed by CoreLogic, of the incidence and damage caused by tornadoes in the US.   CoreLogic is in the business of providing data and analysis to government and industry.  Their latest report , “Tornado and Hail Risk Beyond Tornado Alley: An Analysis of Weather Patterns Featuring CoreLogic Wind Probability and Hail Probability,” concludes.  . . 

“There is growing scientific evidence that there has been an increase in the actual number of severe weather outbreaks as the result of rising global temperatures.”  The footnote to that statement reads:  “Munich Re has said that climate-related events serious enough to cause property damage have risen significantly since 1980 and that extreme floods have tripled and extreme windstorms nearly so. The head of Munich Re’s Corporate Climate Center stated that “there is definitely a plausible link to climate change.” New York Times, February 12, 2011, “Huff and Puff and Blow Your House Down”.

Read more: http://newsok.com/oklahomans-may-be-surprised-tornado-alley-is-wider-than-thought-corelogic-says/article/3662216#ixzz1qkrqixdD 

See the original report at http://www.corelogic.com/about-us/researchtrends/asset_upload_file204_14595.pdf

Also, if your property insurance rates have been increasing, the maps in the study clearly indicate the reason.

Bob Waldrop, OKC
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