FEMA has updated its Hazus-MH risk assessment methodology, Directions Magazine reports. The Hazus 2.0 is a new storm surge model, which combines two hurricane storm surge models, SLOSH and SWAN. The new model can predict the physical and economic impacts of hurricanes on coastal regions. Hazus 2.0 also supports Esri’s ArcGIS 10 Service Pack 1, which is used by users working on multiple platforms.

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