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From the monthly archives:
Welcome to the fourteenth “Storm Summary” post of the hurricane season. Most Fridays from now until the official end of the season (November 30) I will post an update on past and present hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific, like the following: Name Peak Status Date Location Damage Carlos Cat 1 7/10 – 7/16 East [...]
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The December issue of Risk Management is hot off the presses and will be hitting your doorsteps some time around Thanksgiving. (The doorsteps of those of you who already subscribe that is. For those of you who still aren’t subscribers for some reason, be sure to order here.) But because we’re so glad to have [...]
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Somali pirates don’t give up — as we see today with the news that the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama was almost hijacked for a second time. Just seven months ago, the ship was attacked and its captain, Richard Phillips, was taken hostage on a lifeboat for five days. The standoff ended with Navy SEAL sharpshooters killing [...]
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The massive flooding that hit the Atlanta area last September has led to an unexpected consequence for breakfast lovers everywhere — a shortage of Eggo waffles. According to the Kellogg Co., the flooding forced the closing of their Atlanta waffle factory and coupled with equipment problems in their largest waffle factory in Rossville, Tennessee, this means [...]
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