Loïc Gerber

Is risk communication always needed in risk management?

January 8, 2021January 11, 2021 Loïc Gerber 2 Comments "Cry Wolf" Effect, Communication, Over-Communication, Risk, Risk management

The dangers of “over-communication” In our day and age, the spread of information has become quickest than ever before thanks

Tonga and Fiji issue severe warnings as nearby cyclones intensify

December 15, 2020January 11, 2021 Loïc Gerber 0 Comments Cyclone, Fiji, Tonga, Warning, Weather

Fiji and Tonga, two countries located in the Pacific Ocean, are faced with the very likely possibility of being hit

Intense precipitations in Italy and Austria

December 8, 2020January 11, 2021 Loïc Gerber 0 Comments Austria, Avalanche, Floods, Italy, Rainfall

Strong precipitations in northern Italy have created floods in the areas of Venetia, Friuli, and Bolzano this past Sunday (06.12.20).

The environmental time bomb off the coasts of Yemen

December 1, 2020January 11, 2021 Loïc Gerber 0 Comments Environment, Oil, Tanker, UN, War, Yemen

An old and abandoned tanker controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen threatens to create a massive oil spill off the

Intense rainfalls in Switzerland: the case of Lausanne in 2018

November 17, 2020December 18, 2020 Loïc Gerber 0 Comments 2018, Flood, Lausanne, Rainfall, Switzerland

The new norm? Flooded cellars, destroyed furniture and stocks, streets turned into rivers, cars washed away, billions of Francs of