Along with Koch Industries, a privately held commodities giant, and Utilicorp United, a Kansas City-based utility, Enron is creating a new over-the-counter trading market in weather risk management.
First, on May 19th, energy risk analysis leader 3TIER and weather risk management firm Galileo announced that they would be offering financial products to hedge the risk of wind variability.
Along with Koch Industries, a privately held commodities giant, and Utilicorp United, a Kansas City-based utility, Enron is creating a new over-the-counter trading market in weather-risk management.
The National Weather Service reports a slight risk of severe weather from Texas all the way up through the Great Lakes.
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The weather service forecasts a moderate risk of severe weather from Arkansas and Mississippi to southern Michigan, but the full reach of the system stretches from Texas into Canada.
Many people believe that the only risk of winter weather is getting a cold but the risk is much greater.
Aside from the usual risk weather brings to crops, there are four other risks: economic slowdown, the U.S. dollar and speculator involvement, policy risk and capacity constraints.
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It claimed climate change would mean more extreme weather and an increased risk of a marine accident.
Previous research shows that cold weather can increase the risk of health problems in older people, including heart attacks and strokes, respiratory problems, pneumonia and depression.
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"The animal was at risk from the weather conditions and other predatory animals, " he added.
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Conditions in the Cairngorms were described as good winter weather but with a considerable risk of avalanche.
About 10.5 million people live in the area under moderate risk of severe weather, according to the National Weather Service.
It said walkers and climbers were at greatest risk during bad weather.
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The operator should use an independent risk evaluator for weather and other environmental conditions like volcanic ash or even heavy pollutants which can effect helicopter operation and pilot visibility.
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"There will be some thunderstorm activity, but the risk of severe weather has pretty much disappeared on the East Coast, " said Bruce Terry, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in College Park, Md.
The risk of severe weather is somewhat more modest in Chesapeake Bay, where the required home elevation is 2.5 feet, explains Steve Kieran, architect and owner of the Loblolly House in Taylors Island, Md.
Researchers suggest that the grapes are chosen and grown to maximize quantity, not quality, and that the grapes are picked as soon as possible to minimize risk of poor weather that could destroy the crop.
On Wednesday, the threat shifts farther east, with parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia at moderate risk of severe weather, including damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, the Storm Prediction Center said.
"The build-up to Christmas was worse when the weather was bad but the flood risk was low, " she said.
Last week, the Environment Agency and Met Office warned that this summer's unusually wet weather means there is a higher risk of flooding this winter.
He warned that the land and weather conditions still posed a high risk of fire and urged visitors and local communities that when venturing into the countryside to be aware of outdoor fire safety.
The Department of Health in England tries to relieve the pressure by offering flu vaccinations to the most at risk groups, while local government is given money to try to help those most at risk of the cold weather.
EFFIS, sends out daily forest-fire risk assessments, based on weather forecasts and the like.
Ms Wood also called on him to "oppose centralisation that puts lives at risk, especially in adverse weather conditions".
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World-renowned climatologist Sir John Houghton warns that extreme weather patterns are here to stay, and the risk of flooding will rise.
Add to that the risk of being caught out by the weather without the experience to deal with it, and the minuses might seem definitely to outweigh the attractions.
Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions mean southern California is at particular risk from wildfires at present.
Patients with a history of coronary artery disease should limit any cold weather exercise or activities, since there is an increased risk of heart attacks in the colder temperatures.
It had predicted that towns and villages in north Norfolk, plus King's Lynn in west Norfolk, would be the most at risk from tidal flooding if there was bad weather.
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