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Swiss Re’s latest sigma study (full report; abstract) reveals that the final economic losses resulting from disasters (both natural and man-made) across the globe in 2010 was $218 billion — a number that dwarfs the $68 billion in damages caused by catastrophes in 2009. With unprecedented flooding, Asia was the region worst hit, with $75 [...]
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Each year, the Eurasia Group, a global political risk research and consulting company, releases its list of the top risks for the upcoming year. Generally, atop the rankings are a lot of unstable nations ripe for collapse or regional disruption. (Think places like Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Afghanistan and Venezuela in recent years.) This year, [...]
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“Organized” chaos A few weeks ago, a report came out that — once again — India led the world in traffic deaths. Given its population (estimated at nearly 1.2 billion, which puts it behind only China), the nation would logically be near the top of the list regardless of any priority it placed on safety. [...]
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