IBHS Supports Research into Hailstorms and Other Disasters

About this episode

The episode discusses resilience and preparedness in the context of hail damage and severe weather research.

Hail Damage This episode of the Disaster Podcast featured a discussion about resilience and preparedness with guest Jake Sorber from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) . Jake explained IBHS’s research on severe weather hazards, particularly focusing on hail damage and wind-driven hail, which can cause significant additional damage to homes. He described IBHS’s unique ability to manufacture scientific ice spheres to accurately test building materials’ resistance to hail impacts. Becky DePodwin, our disaster emergency management expert joined the discussion along with our episode host, Jamie Davis. Scroll down for Podcast Discussion Summary Thank you as always to Paragon Medical Education Group for their long-term support of the Disaster Podcast. Dr. Joe Holley and the team at Paragon continue to provide excellent and customized disaster response training to jurisdictions around the U.S. and internationally as well. Podcast Discussion Summary Disaster Podcast: Resilience and Preparedness Jamie Davis welcomed listeners to the Disaster Podcast and introduced the topic of resilience and preparedness. He noted that Sam was unavailable due to…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Davis

Guests: Jake Sorber, Becky DePodwin

Topics covered

• hail damage
• resilience
• preparedness
• severe weather
• building materials
• disaster management

Keywords

• hailstorms
• disasters
• IBHS
• building materials
• atmospheric science
• wind-driven hail
• disaster response

Sponsors

Paragon Medical Education Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety

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