Surface water floods in Switzerland: what insurance claim records tell us about the damage in space and time

Bernet, Daniel B.; Prasuhn, Volker; Weingartner, Rolf

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1659-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1659-2017

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Damage of natural hazards: assessment and mitigation

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1659-2017

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Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

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29 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 29 Sep 2017

Surface water floods in Switzerland: what insurance claim records tell us about the damage in space and time

Daniel B. Bernet, Volker Prasuhn, and Rolf Weingartner

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RC1: 'Surface water floods in Switzerland: what insurance claim records tell us about the caused damages in space and time Daniel B. Bernet, Volker Prasuhn, and Rolf Weingartner', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 May 2017
RC2: 'Comments on the manuscript: Surface water floods in Switzerland: what insurance claim records tell us about the caused damages in space and time', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jun 2017
AC1: 'Final response', Daniel Bernet, 19 Jul 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (02 Aug 2017) by Daniela Molinari

AR by Daniel B. Bernet on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Aug 2017) by Daniela Molinari

AR by Daniel B. Bernet on behalf of the Authors (28 Aug 2017)

Short summary

To quantify the relevance of surface water floods in Switzerland, we introduce and analyze an exhaustive set of insurance flood damage claims. First, we present a method to classify such claims and then we analyze the classified data with respect to space and time. The results reveal that just as fluvial floods are responsible for vast damage in Switzerland, so too are surface water floods. Accordingly, surface water floods should receive similar attention like fluvial floods.