WMO expert meeting on

Requirements of Catastrophe Insurance & Weather Risk Management Markets

December 7, 2007

Sharon LeDuc, Deputy DirectorNOAA Satellite And Information ServiceNational Climatic Data Center (NCDC)

Asheville, NC

Role & Challenges & Opportunities For Servicing Financial Risk Transfer Models

(backup slides)

NOAA’s roles:

Warnings (NWS);

Data for

risk assessment

mitigation

preparedness

(NCDC, CSC)

Outlook for risk assessment

mitigation

preparedness(NWS)

Billion Dollar Climate and Weather Disasters

1980-20061980-2004

Example Ozone Transport & Residence

Seconds/meter

Continental Storm Risk Index – with UNCA/ NEMAC

Areas with 4 inches of rain impacted 554,246 Families798,348 Households 908,155 House Units2,098,223 People

• Develop Storm Risk Indices for US for 20+ years• Improve Disaster Assessment & Response

Using NOAA’s radar data & 2000 US Census data, determine who was affected by heavy rainfall during Hurricane Charley

Swannanoa

Warren Wilson College

Lane Pinnacle

5230’

Bee Tree Reservoi

r

Asheville Christian School

Blue Ridge Parkway

Swannanoa River

Swannanoa River

Bee Tree Creek

Cartography By: Greg Dobson 1-

27-07

FEMA

NCCGIA

USGS

Decision Theatre enables graphic display of various hazards. Indices can be developed for

communication of severity of hazard (as in the flood above).

Hazards Index – with RENCI