
From 1970 to 2000 the number of magnitude 3.0 or greater temblors in the U.S. mid-continent averaged twenty-one annually; by 2011 the number of such quakes had increased to 134; a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey links the increase of seismic activity to the increase in the use …

While the nation has made strides in preparing for a wide range of potential disasters, state and local officials said they feel least prepared for an emerging threat: a cyber attack. Cybersecurity “was the single core capability where states had made the least amount of overall progress,” according to the annual National …

One forward-thinking prefecture in Japan is now running disaster preparedness software in a virtual ‘cloud’ (a group of servers running in a secure location, insulated from disasters). “It would have cost a lot more to run our own servers and network, and if a disaster happened managing something like that would be very difficult, [...]

A new analysis of search data found that survivors turned to the Internet for information immediately following several of the world’s worst disasters in the past six years. According to Ryan Falor, crisis response product manager for Google, survivors turned to the Internet following a disaster and a substantial portion of …

My friend and business associate, Jim Kinmartin, shared his expertise for this Inc. article. What type of insurance is important for your business? Read on to find out. Can Your Business Survive a Flood? | Inc.com.
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