Today, organizations representing the actuarial profession in the United States and Canada launched the Actuaries Climate Index™ (ACI), which provides a quarterly measure of changes in extreme weather events and sea levels, available online at www.ActuariesClimateIndex.org. This index is based on analysis of quarterly seasonal data for six different index components collected from 1961 to winter 2016, compared to the thirty-year reference period of 1961 to 1990. The Actuaries Climate Index™ is an educational tool designed to help inform actuaries, public policymakers, and the general public about climate trends and their potential impact.
The Actuaries Climate Index™ looks at the continental United States and Canada, placed into 12 regions. Higher index values indicate an increase in the occurrence of extreme weather events. The latest Actuaries Climate Index™ values show an increase in the impact of extreme weather events, such as high temperature, heavy precipitation and drought.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/actuaries-climate-index-launched-today-measures-changes-in-extreme-weather-events-and-sea-level-300370075.html
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