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For Cat Modelers, Tsunami & Earthquake Don’t Mix

The Japan earthquake and tsunami revealed a potential flaw in catastrophe modelers’ planning, as modelers pointed to the fact that they did not account for the complete devastation that hit the island nation.

By Mark E. Ruquet | Updated on March 15, 2011
Vessels get stranded in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011, after being washed away by an earthquake-triggered tsunami. (AP Photo/The Yomiuri Shimbum, Kenji Shimizu)

NU Online News Service, March 15, 3:20 p.m. EST

The Japan earthquake and tsunami revealed a potential flaw in catastrophe modelers’ planning, as modelers pointed to the fact that they did not account for the complete devastation that hit the island nation.

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