March 2017

Whenever I have to clear snow off my driveway I am reminded how much I prefer rain because it soaks into the ground or runs off without me having to do anything.

Tornadoes can happen at any time in the U.S., but generally most occur between March and June.

In August 2016 we blogged about the earthquake that had struck central Italy a few days earlier and the extensive damage done to the traditional unreinforced masonry structures of the region.

As "big data" quickly becomes the new standard for "all data" in technology-driven enterprises, advanced data analytics has become the key to competitive advantage in a number of fields, including supply chain risk modeling and mitigation.

In 2013, avian influenza (H7N9) was first diagnosed in humans. Since then there have been 1,258 cases of H7N9 among humans, mostly in East Asia.

In the U.S., the 1993 "Storm of the Century" that occurred from March 12-14 (SOC '93) was so called for a number of reasons, the primary because of which were its size and the number of states it affected.

Australia experiences tropical cyclones, severe thunderstorms, bushfires, earthquakes, floods, and other perils, and the damage caused by them is increasing every year.

With so many terrorist attacks around the globe, there may be a perception that the risk of terrorism is increasing. Whether this is the case or not is a hotly debated topic.

The 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa infected more than 28,000 people, took more than 11,000 lives, and caused a GDP loss of approximately USD 519 million in Sierra Leon, Liberia, and Guinea