Workshops

ICLR PERC Fire webinar – PERC Introduction -Michael Szönyi – Flood Resilience Program Lead, Zurich Insurance Group, November 22, 2019.

Reducing the risk of extreme wind induced damage – Girma T. Bitsuamlak, SHARCNET, WindEEE Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, September 20, 2019.

The Business Case for Disaster Preparation: Lower Societal Total Cost of Ownership – Keith Porter, University of Colorado Boulder and SPA Risk LLC, August 23, 2019.

The Northern Tornadoes Project: Identifying Every Tornado in Canada – Gregory A. Kopp, University of Western Ontario, July 19 2009.

Canada’s Changing Climate Report – Nathan Gillett and Xuebin Zhang , Environment and Climate Change Canada, June 14, 2019

Modelling Future Flood Risk Across Canada Under Climate Change – Slobodan Simonovic, Western University/ICLR, May 31, 2019

2019 Hurricane season forecast briefing – Bob Robitaille, Canadian Hurricane Centre May 30, 2019

Wildfire Season Forecast – Richard Carr, Wildland Fire Research Analyst, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

Wildfire Catastrophe Modeling: Analytics for a New Peak Peril -Chris Folkman , Senior Director of product management at RMS, April 26, 2019.

Hail: Challenges, Solutions and Future Prospects – Julian Brimelow, Meteorological Service of Canada, March 22, 2019

Robust impact patterns: an approach to account for uncertainties in local sea-level rise vulnerability assessments – Jackie Yip, University of B.C., February 22, 2019

TRCA Flood Risk Assessment Project – Rebecca Elliott, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, January 25, 2019

More flood than meets the eye: The role of groundwater in the June 2013 Alberta floods – Jason M. Abboud, Dr. M. Cathryn Ryan, Dr. Gerald D. Osborn, Department of Geoscience University of Calgary, December 7, 2018

Strong and Well-Enforced Building Codes as an Effective Wind Disaster Risk Reduction Tool – Jeffrey Czajkowski, Wharton University November 16,2018

The Ottawa-Gatineau Tornado Outbreak: Observations from damage surveys – Emilio Hong & Aaron Jaffe, Western University October 12,2018

Long range wildfire forecast for Canada – Hot and Smoky? Is this the new Reality? – Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta September 14, 2018

Conflagrations! – Charles Scawthorne, SPA Risk LLC and University of California, Berkeley June 15, 2018

2018 Hurricane season forecast briefing – Bob Robitaille, Canadian Hurricane Centre May 30, 2018

Wildfire Season Forecast – Richard Carr, Wildland Fire Research Analyst, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada May 16,2018

Flood Mitigation Planning in BC’s Lower Mainland – Steve Litke, Fraser Basin Council April 20, 2018   

Rising Waters, Difficult Decisions: Findings from the Calgary flood project – Tim Haney, Mount Royal University March 23, 2018

Hail climatology for Canada: An update – David Etkin, York University February 16, 2018

Urban rainfall: Climate change and extreme rainfall events – Andrew Wiens, Associated Engineering January 26, 2018

Hurricane Irma damage assessment – Sarah Stevenson & Emilio Hong – Western University

Exposure of Buildings to Wildfires: Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Strategies – Steve Quarles, IBHS

Diagnosing and reducing basement flooding in existing and new homes – Barbara Robinson, Norton Engineering

Hail impacts on automobiles: A state-of-the-art review – Adam Blazejowski, Western University

Hurricane Briefing 2017 – Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre

Wildfire season forecast 2017 – Kerry Anderson, Canadian Forest Service

Lot-level approaches to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding – Binns & McBean, U of Guelph

Practical issues in updating IDF curves for future climate – Slobodan Simonovic, Western University

National wildfire interface mapping for Canada – Lynn Johnston, CFS

Great Cascadia megathurst earthquakes: Past, present and future – Kelin Wang, GSC

Halton’s basement flood mitigation program; John Duong, Halton Region (PDF)

Challenges in understanding and projecting  changes in extreme precipitation; Francis Zwiers, PCIC (PDF)

Rising sea level is not a flooding event; John Englander, International Sea Level Institute

Why some homes survived: Preliminary lessons from the Fort McMurray wildfire; Alan Westhaver, ForestWise Ltd. (PDF)

Canadian Megadisasters: An exploration of sensitivities and implications for the insurance industry; Eric Robinson, AIR (PDF)

2016 hurricane briefing; Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)

Wildfire season forecast 2016; Kerry Anderson, Canadian Forest Service (PDF)

Understanding the characteristics of hailstorms and hail damage through lab and field research; Dr. Tanya  Brown-Giammanco & Dr. Ian Giammanco, IBHS (PDF)

Mapping extreme rainfall statistics for Canada under climate change; Slobodan Simonovic, Western University (PDF)

Reducing flood risk in the City of Toronto; David Kellershohn, City of Toronto (PDF)

IBC’s new flood maps: Leveraging data to effectively assess and manage flood risk; Lexis-Nexis (PDF)

Mapping methodology; Helen Smith, JBA Risk (PDF)

Perspectives on Climate Change  Data and Information in Ontario; Ryan Ness, TRCA (PDF)

Flood and drought: What’s next for watershed management?; Kim Sturgess, Alberta WaterSMART (PDF)

Storm surge: Hurricane Sandy, our changing climate and extreme weather; Adam Sobel, Columbia University (PDF)

Building public confidence in emergency management; Tony Pearce, Dept. of Justice and Regulation, Australia (PDF)

Forecast Webinar: June 9 – 2015 Canadian wildfire season; Kerry Anderson, Canadian Forest Service (PDF)

Forecast Webinar: June 9 – 2015 Canadian hurricane season; Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)

May 2015 – Risk reduction status of wildfire impacted communities in Canada; Alan Westhaver (PDF)

April 2015 – Dynamics of urban earthquake risk; Stephanie E. Chang; University of British Columbia (PDF)

March 2015 – Rapid warming and extreme weather events in mid-latitudes: Are they connected? Jennifer Francis; Rutgers (PDF)

February 2015 – Seismic risk management of buildings with a focus on post-earthquake functionality; Ghyslaine McClure; McGill (PDF)

January 2015 – Tornado’s impact: Eyes on the ground; Greg Johnson; Tornado Hunter (Prezi file, available on request)

December 2014 – A multifaceted approach to hail losses; Tanya Brown, IBHS (PDF)

October 2014 – The national riverine floodplain mapping framework; Tim Mereu, MMM Group (PDF)

September 2014 – The role of groundwater in flooding; Cathy Ryan, University of Calgary (PDF)

Special Webex: July 3, Observations from the Angus tornado; Greg Kopp, Western University (PDF)

Forecast Webinar: June 20 – 2014 Canadian hurricane season; Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)

Forecast Webinar: June 6 – 2014 Canadian wildfire season; Kerry Anderson, Canadian Forest Service (PDF)

May 2014 – Predicting and projecting the frequency of extreme marine events; Keith Thompson, Dalhousie (PDF)

April 2014 – Forest fire management: A risk management perspective; Dave Martell, U of T (PDF)

March 2014 – Tornadoes in Canada: Improving our understanding; David Sills; Environment Canada (PDF)

February 2014 – Earthquake hazard maps for Ottawa, ONand Gatineau, QCwith a focus on seismic microzonation; Dariush Motazedian; Carleton University (PDF)

January 2014- CIA Water Damage Risk and Canadian Property Pricing Research Project; Jacqueline Friedland et al; KPMG (PDF)

November 2013 – Floodplain management in Ontario and emerging issues; Ryan Ness; TRCA (PDF)

October 2013 – Recent earthquakes that Canada can learn from; Garry Rogers; Geological Survey of Canada (PDF)

June 2013 – 2013 Hurricane Briefing; Bob Robichaud; Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)

May 2013 – How global catastrophe risks affect the supply chain; Paul Cutbush; Aon Benfield (PDF)

April 2013 – 1) Fire season prediction for Canada, 2013; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF) April 2013 – 2) The Burn-P3 fire simulation model; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF)

March 2013 – Blown away – Monetary and human impacts of the 2011 tornadoes; Kevin Simmons, Austin College (PDF)

February 2013 – Global Earthquake Model (GEM); Ross Stein; USGS (PDF)

January 2013 – Superstorm Sandy: An Environment Canada perspective; Geoff Coulson; EC (PDF)

November 2012 – Linking strain and seismicity for earthquake hazard estimation; Kristy Tiampo; UWO (PDF)

October 2012 – Modelling dynamic resilience to climate change; Slobodan Simonovic; UWO (PDF)

September 2012 – Canadian cat risk & modelling: 2012 and beyond; Guy Carpenter (PDF)

June 2012 – 2012 Hurricane briefing; Bob Robichaud, CHC (PDF)

May 2012 – Catastrophe reinsurance; Donald Morrison, Guy Carpenter (PDF)

April 2012 – Seasonal wildfire prediction for Canada; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF)

March 2012 – Observations from the Goderich tornado; Sarah Stenabaugh; UWO (PDF)

February 2012 – Increasing the reliability of flood risk modelling by using adequate elevation data and topography; David J. Ward & Ivo Banovsky, Intermap Technologies (PDF)

January 2012 – Earthquake risk in Canada and the National Building Code; Tuna Onur (PDF)

November 2011 – Performance of housings in extreme wind; Greg Kopp, UWO (PDF)

October 2011 – The science of climate change; Gordon McBean, UWO (PDF)

September 2011 – Scenario ShakeMaps for Canadian cities; Gail Atkinson, UWO (PDF)

June 2011 – 2011 Canadian hurricane briefing; Bob Robichaud, CHC (PDF)

April 2011 – 2011 Seasonal wildfire prediction for Canada; Kerry Anderson, CFS (PDF)

March 2011 – Drought, heavy precipitation and climate; Ron Stewart, UofM (PDF)

February 2011 – Fire sprinklers save lives; Sean Pearce, CASA (PDF)

January 2011 – Seismic hazard and seismic risk in Canada; John Adams, GSC (PDF)

January 2010 – Windthrow of trees – a geotechical engineer’s perspective; Tim Newsom, UWO (PDF)

February 2010 – Urban Seismic Hazard Mapping Using Geophysical Techniques; Jim Hunter, GSC (PDF)

March 2010 – Infrastructure Climate Risk Assessmen: Principles & Applications; David Lapp, PIEVC (PDF)

April 2010 – El Nino Southern Oscillation; Amir Shabbar, Envrionment Canada (PDF)

May 2010 – Some observations from the recent earthquake in Chile; Hanping Hong, UWO (PDF)

June 2010 – Hurricane briefing 2010; Bob Robichaud, Canadian Hurricane Centre (PDF)

September 2010 – Hamilton’s stormwater management; Nahed Ghbn, City of Hamilton (PDF);

October 2010 – Assessment of climate change risk to muncipal infrastructure – the city of London; Slobodan Simonovic et al, UWO (PDF)

November 2010 – Physics-based earthquake forecasting: Past, present and future; Kristy Tiampo, UWO (PDF)

2009
January 2009 – Insurance Insolvency under Catastrophic Seismic Risk; Katsu Goda; UWO (PDF)

February 2009 – Mapping the future flood risk in the City of London; Slobodan Simonovic; UWO (PDF)

March 2009 – Precipitation Extremes: Both Dry and Wet; Ronald Stewart; University of Manitoba (PDF)

April – Making Flood Insurable for Home; Christian Bieri; Swiss Re (PDF)

May – Mapping Wildfire Risk in Canada; Jennifer Beverly; Canadian Forest Service (PDF)

June – Canadian Hurricane Centre Reflections; Peter Bowyer; Canadian Hurricane Centre (Part One) (PDF)

June – Canadian Hurricane Centre Reflections; Peter Bowyer; Canadian Hurricane Centre (Part Two) (PDF)

Sept – Summer Severe Weather; Geoff Coulson; Environment Canada (PDF)

Sept – Damage Observations from the Vaughan Tornadoes of Aug 20, 2009; Greg Kopp; UWO (PDF)

Oct – ARCTAS: Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites; Brian Stocks (PDF) (Part One)

Oct – ARCTAS: Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphhere from Aircraft and Satellites; Brian Stocks (PDF) (Part Two)

Nov – The Wind Engineering Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Dome; Horia Hangan (PDF)

January 2008 – Microzonation of Urban Areas: Application to Toronto; Hesham El Naggar; UWO (PDF)

February 2008 – The Lost Creek Fire: Vulnerability and Community Resiliency; Judith Kulig; University of Lethbridge (PDF)

March 2008 – How Geomatics Research contributes to loss reduction: the GEOIDE Experience; Nick Chrisman; University of Laval (PDF)

April 2008 – Mould Spy – The development of a novel sensor for in-situ monitoring of hidden mould growth in building envelopes; Eric Savory; UWO (PDF)

May 2008 – Urban Flooding; Michael D’Andrea; City of Toronto (PDF)

June 2008 – Homeowner Perceptions of Sewer Backup and Overland Flooding; Dan Sandink; ICLR (PDF)

September 2008 – Full Scale Testing at the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes; Greg Kopp; UWO (PDF)

October 2008 – Earthquake Forecasting – Advances and Challenges; Kristy Tiampo; UWO (PDF)

January 2007 – Striking Back: An assessment of lightning-related fatality and injury-risk in Canada; Brian Mills; Environment Canada (PDF)

June 2007 – The State of Floodplain Mapping in Ontario; Don Pearson; Conservation Ontario (PDF)

September 2007 – A New Approach to Risk Assessment; Slobodan Simonovic; University of Western Ontario (PDF)

October 2007 – Forecasting Earthquake Ground Motions; Gail Atkinson; University of Western Ontario (PDF)

February 2006 – Disaster Mitigation; Kevin Simmons; Austin College (PDF)

February 2006 – Tornado Mitigation: Results from the Oklahoma Safe Room Initiative; Matthew Jaremski; Austin College (PDF)

April 2006 – Hurricanes and Houses: Causes and Consequences; Mike Bartlett; University of Western Ontario (PDF)

June 2006 – The Peterborough Flood; Malcolm Hunt; City of Peterborough (PDF)

June 2006 – After the Flood, Peterborough and You: What happened and the Implications for your Industry; City of Peterborough (PDF)

September 2006 – The impact of weather and tornadoes; Dan Sutter; University of Texas – Pan American (PDF)

October 2006 – August 19, 2005 Storm Event Final Report and Lessons Learned; Don Haley; Toronto and Region Conservation (PDF)

January 2005 – The United Firefighting Initiative; Roger Schroeder and Darren Hutchinson; Extreme Fire Services and Quintech Fire Services (PDF)

September 2005 – A Behind the Scenes Look at the Weather Network; Ron Bianchi; The Weather Network (PDF)

October 2005 – Fortified… For Safer Living; Chuck Vance; Institute for Business and Home Safety (PDF)

November 2005 – Some observations of damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Dennis; Greg Kopp; University of Western Ontario (PDF)

February 2004 – Testing Full-scale Houses to Simulated Extreme Wind Loads; Mike Bartlett; University of Western Ontario (PDF

September 2004 – 2005 National Building Code of Canada, Seismic Design Changes: Impact on Insurance Industry; Richard McGrath (PDF)

November 2004 – Severe Ice Storm Risks in Ontario; Heather Auld and Joan Klaassen; Meteorological Service of Canada (PDF)

February 2003 – Water Vapour over the Canadian Prairies: And Links with Precipitation and Extremes; Ron Stewart; McGill University (PDF)

May 2003 – Updated CRESTA Zone Project; EQECAT Catastrophe Management; Rob Philbrick; ABS Consulting (PDF)

December 2003 – Experiencing Disaster: Effects on Household-Level Emergency Preparedness; Brenda Murphy; Laurier Brantford (PDF)

May 2002 – Wildfires and Insurance; Paul Kovacs; Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (PDF)

January 2001 – Research Initiatives at Emergency Preparedness Canada; Chris Tucker; Emergency Preparedness Canada (PDF)

February 2001 – Four Seasons of Damaging Storms in Canada; Mike Leduc; Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada (PDF)

June 2001 – Tornadoes and Severe Weather Forecasting; Paul Joe; Meteorological Service of Canada (PDF)

October 2001 – UK and Global Responses to Flood Hazard; David Critchton (PDF)

June 2000 – Reflections on the Future: Climate change and its impacts on the Insurance Industry; Angus Ross; SOREMA N.A. (PDF)

July 2000 – Canadian Weather Research Program; Jim Abraham; Environment Canada (PDF)

September 2000 – Flood Mitigation Efforts in the Red River Basin; Slobodan Simonovic; University of Manitoba; University of Western Ontario (PDF)

October 2000 – Hurricane Hazel and the TRCA; The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (PDF)

December 1999 – The Building Code and the Regulatory Canada Environment; Cathleen R. Taraschuk; National Research Council Canada (PDF)