Resilience – A True Story
Resilience – A True Story The storm brought widespread destruction, but it couldn’t wipe the smile from Daphne’s* face. I met Daphne during my visit to Mersan, a small village … Continue reading
RECENT NATURAL DISASTER: Italy earthquake: 6.6 magnitude shock felt in Rome
Italy earthquake: 6.6 magnitude shock felt in Rome Strong temblor strikes near Norcia in central Italy days after the region was hit by two earthquakes… Italy quake: Powerful tremor … Continue reading
A Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
A Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew killed more than 500 people in Haiti when it struck two weeks ago, leaving more than 175,000 without homes, and … Continue reading
Best practices in disaster preparedness: Hong Kong
You are almost assuredly living in the hottest year ever recorded, according to NASA Last month “was the warmest September in 136 years of modern record-keeping,” reports NASA’s Goddard Institute for … Continue reading
Victims trying to put flood picture in a different frame
Tokyo 2020 President vows to take Torch Relay to disaster-affected areas Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has vowed to ensure the Olympic and Paralympic Games Torch Relay visits a number … Continue reading
When The Lights Go Out, Will You Be Ready?
The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives … Continue reading
Italy’s ‘monuments men’ unearth treasures from ruins of Amatrice quake
Italy’s ‘monuments men’ unearth treasures from ruins of Amatrice quake The first mission of the new Italian “Blue Helmet” force dedicated to defending cultural heritage was supposed to be in … Continue reading
“Climate Change Did It!” Is a Convenient Excuse
The stark reality of covering Hurricane Matthew in Haiti The Haitian city of Jeremie was completely destroyed. With a bird’s eye view from inside a plane, I could see that … Continue reading
How can financial resilience enable social cohesion?
How can financial resilience enable social cohesion? Britain’s savings rate as a nation has been in decline for many years and at the lower end of the income scale, … Continue reading
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Japan
We just had five 1,000-year floods in less than a year. What’s going on? A 1,000-year flood is supposed to be extremely rare. Its chance of occurring in a given … Continue reading
Cost of Natural Disasters Could Top $300 Billion by 2030, Report Says
Historic Louisiana Flooding, Katrina Anniversary Serve as Stark Reminders of Need for Increased Resilience Louisiana recently experienced unprecedented flooding that killed 13 people and damaged more than 60,000 homes. This … Continue reading
The slick new nano fabric mopping up oil spills
What You Need To Know If You’d Like To Help Post-Hurricane Haiti Two weeks ago, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti hard, devastating the southern end of the poorest country in the … Continue reading
Satellite images show Hurricane Matthew’s devastating mark on Haiti
Satellite images show Hurricane Matthew’s devastating mark on Haiti Hurricane Matthew left a trail of devastation across Haiti earlier this month after the Category 4 storm flattened houses, flooded streets … Continue reading
How Can We Finance the Resilient Cities of the Future?
Why the world needs more resilience-thinking to stem escalating crises 2016 may well prove to be a turning point in how humanitarian aid responds to crises. For one, the need is … Continue reading
NFPs Not Prepared for Extreme Weather Events
Natural disasters are costing more but killing less Radical change is needed in the way natural disasters are managed as they become bigger and more frequent due to climate change, … Continue reading
New Curriculum Stresses Resilience in the Setting of Grief and Loss
New Curriculum Stresses Resilience in the Setting of Grief and Loss One of the hardest situations for a pediatrician to experience is the loss of a child and the grief … Continue reading
Axcient Announces ‘State of IT Resilience’ Survey Results
Axcient Announces ‘State of IT Resilience’ Survey Results Axcient, the industry-recognized leader in Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and cloud-based IT resilience, today announced the results of a survey … Continue reading
Powerful Hurricane Nicole wreaks havoc on Bermuda
Powerful Hurricane Nicole wreaks havoc on Bermuda Hurricane Nicole plowed directly into Bermuda on Thursday before churning into the open sea and weakening, the US National Hurricane Centre said, as local … Continue reading
Resilience comes under spotlight in Hawke’s Bay
These North Carolina towns have been nearly wiped out before: From Floyd to Matthew In September 1999, North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Floyd. The riverbanks overflowed, and the flooding … Continue reading
Hurricane Matthew: Why is Haiti so badly hit by natural disasters?
Hurricane Matthew: Why is Haiti so badly hit by natural disasters? Hundreds of people have died in the Caribbean country of Haiti after it was hit by Hurricane Matthew earlier … Continue reading
How Kenyan communities embrace flood resilience strategies
How Kenyan communities embrace flood resilience strategies Kenyans are all too familiar with floods. The rainy seasons are almost always accompanied by flooding in both rural and urban areas of … Continue reading
California earthquakes discovered much deeper than originally believed
California earthquakes discovered much deeper than originally believed Scientists in California have found that earthquakes can occur much deeper below the Earth’s surface than originally believed, a discovery that alters … Continue reading
NASA Is Flying A Huge Drone Over Hurricane Matthew
Looming megadroughts in western US would make current drought look minor The harsh drought currently gripping California may appear trivial in the future as new research shows that the south-west … Continue reading
Hurricane Matthew Completing An Eyewall Replacement Cycle. What Is That?
Hurricane Matthew Completing An Eyewall Replacement Cycle. What Is That? Hurricane Matthew is poised to affect parts of Florida that have never experienced a landfalling Category 4 or 5 storm. … Continue reading
Hurricanes will worsen as planet warms and sea levels rise, scientists warn
Hurricane Matthew Is Florida’s Worst-Case Scenario Hurricane Matthew is heading straight for Florida, but the storm has already made its place in the history books. Since weather records began in 1851, … Continue reading
Wellington forges ahead with resilience plan
Skull image of Hurricane Matthew spooks the Internet Hurricane Matthew is a monster storm. Now it has a monster image to match. A sinister image of Hurricane Matthew, resembling a … Continue reading
This Video of Hurricane Matthew From Space Is Absolutely Terrifying
This Video of Hurricane Matthew From Space Is Absolutely Terrifying Hurricane Matthew is the most powerful Atlantic tropical storm in almost a decade, according to NBC News—and, as you’d expect, … Continue reading
Hurricane Matthew… Is Truly Catastrophic
‘The Situation … Is Truly Catastrophic’; Hurricane Matthew Slams Into Haiti Hurricane Matthew crashed into southwestern Haiti as a Category 4 storm Tuesday morning, dumping rain and scouring the land … Continue reading
In adventure island, small businesses prepare for disaster
England women train on Jamaica beach ahead of Hurricane Matthew England’s women were forced to train on the beach ahead of their one-day international series in Jamaica because of the … Continue reading
How Louisiana is relocating a community threatened by climate change
How Louisiana is relocating a community threatened by climate change Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, a small coastal island in the Gulf of Mexico, is currently the site of a … Continue reading
Mexico’s Colima volcano erupts, local communities evacuated
Scientists Just Discovered a Major New Source of Carbon Emissions File this under bad news for humanity’s climate ambitions: The dams and reservoirs we use to harness ‘clean’ hydroelectric power … Continue reading
California’s Chances of Having a Major Earthquake Next Week Just Went Up
California’s Chances of Having a Major Earthquake Next Week Just Went Up A cluster of more than 200 small earthquakes beneath the Salton Sea in Southern California earlier this week … Continue reading
Military Tips On Business Resiliency
North Korea floods: Survivors homeless, sick as winter looms One month after devastating floods ravaged North Korea’s northeast, aid agencies have warned that many survivors are homeless and at risk … Continue reading
