According to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the United States has experienced a record number of billion-dollar disasters – and of those, at least 10 are approaching a total of $50 million dollars in costs.
Considered the “nation’s scorekeeper,” the NCDC tracks and evaluates climate events in the US and globally that have [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Earthquake’
The Top 10 Most Costly Disasters of 2011
Shake Rattle and Roll
North Texas experienced a rare event this week.
An earthquake. Strange for these parts but it was
The Four Components of a Data Center
If you’re online, you’re connected to a data center somehow. All sizes of business today rely heavily on data centers for business continuity. By backing up their data to a remote location, companies mitigate their potential for loss due to a hack or other disastrous event.
But what is it really, a “data center?” What’s it [...]
Bring it Zombies!
Take deep breaths.
I can see you shaking after listening to the forecast of events which may in fact, threaten our very human existence.
The world is ending this afternoon.
And if by some miracle we make it through that rapturous event, we’re surely going to be gobbled up during the Zombie Apocalypse. This is not good news. [...]
Could Advance Data Protection Save Japan’s Core Businesses?
The devastation in Japan of this week has been beyond comprehension for most Americans. The events of the earthquake, followed by the tsunami and now the nuclear meltdown have conjured images of disaster and loss that are difficult for us to wrap our head around.
As a company that insures business continuity, we can’t help but [...]
We Like Tape
It holds our kids’ pictures on the wall.
Tape delay allows us to see the Olympics at a decent hour.
Tape rescues a torn hem on your pants before you walk into that really important meeting where you have to be taken seriously.
But tape can get expensive. And we’re not talking about the Scotch brand that sits [...]
Natural Disaster Threats, Data Protection
Wouldn’t it be nice to know about the previous weather-related events that have taken place in your area? This might spark another question of how susceptible the area where you and/or your business reside is to disasters such as earthquakes and intense storms. With help from the Pacific Disaster Center, Global Data Vault created the Natural [...]
7.8 Magnitude “Shakeout” in California Yesterday
Yesterday the United States Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a “Shakeout” drill in which a magnitude 7.8 earthquake was simulated in Southern California.
USGS states: “Although imaginary, the Shakeout Scenario is based on scientists’ best predictions of what would actually occur during and after a major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault.” Such a quake is expected [...]
Natural Disaster Threat Maps
Inspired by the series of minimal earthquakes we’ve experienced in Dallas over the past 2 days, I have compiled a list of maps showing the level of threat faced across the United States from the following naturally occurring threats:
