News | BIOS - Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Glider Deployed for Hurricane Gonzalo

Posted on: October 15, 2014 4:09 PM by: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Category: Risk Prediction Initiative, Ocean Biogeochemistry, Environmental Monitoring, Climate Change, Time-series

While most items are being tied down in Bermuda this week as Hurricane Gonzalo takes aim at the island, a yellow undersea glider named “Anna” will swim straight into the storm.

Flooding in focus at catastrophe risk seminar

Posted on: October 06, 2014 11:27 AM by: The Royal Gazette

Category: Risk Prediction Initiative, Environmental Monitoring, In the News, Events

Source: The Royal Gazette

Scientists and insurance industry experts will come together to discuss the issue of flood risk at a seminar hosted by BIOS and BII.

BIOS & BII Hosting Catastrophe Risk Seminar

Posted on: October 06, 2014 11:20 AM by: Bernews

Category:

Source: Bernews

RPI2.0 and the Bermuda Insurance Institute (BII) will once again join forces to deliver a Catastrophe Risk Seminar to discuss the scientific problems surrounding the issue of flood risk.

BIOS REU Student is Lead Author of Published Paper

Posted on: September 24, 2014 11:31 AM

Category: Journal, Human Health

Source: PLOS ONE

The hard work of Ameena El-Bibany, a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student from our 2013 class, has recently been rewarded by the publication of her first peer-reviewed paper.

New degree course aims to prepare students for catastrophe reinsurance business

Posted on: September 24, 2014 9:39 AM by: Raymond Hainey, The Royal Gazette

Category: Risk Prediction Initiative, In the News

Source: The Royal Gazette

A former BIOS scientist and current trustee aims to link the academic world and Island business to better predict disasters.