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Geotimes February 2007 Richard J. Murnane	Science, Catastrophe Risk Models and Insurance An appreciation of how scientific research is used in the insurance industry's catastrophe risk models provides some insight on the relationship between geoscience and insurance.
Geotimes November 2005 Megan Sever	The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters.
Geotimes December 2004 Lehr Wallace & Millar	Beating Natural Hazards to the Punch The federal government, along with state and local governments, must better prepare for and help mitigate the costs of natural disasters.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004	National Geographic Offers Comprehensive Online Educational Atlas The MapMachine Web site is a great way for educators to introduce educational, entertaining resources into the classroom.
Geotimes April 2005 Laura Stafford	New Seasonal Hurricane Prediction Scientists are proposing a new method for assessing the probability of a "good" or "bad" hurricane season, which could give insurance companies the ability to plan in advance what sort of protection they may need for their clients.
IDB America July 2003 Charo Quesada	We're ready! A number of Central American municipalities show that effective disaster preparation and planning are not just for rich countries
Geotimes October 2007 Gregory E. van der Vink	Democracy, GDP and Natural Disasters The impact of a natural disaster is not simply a function of the natural event itself, but is determined also by society's ability to respond to the disaster.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Vicious Hurricane Cycle Although one can hope that the upcoming hurricane season will defy the predictions that have accompanied the start of the decades-long hurricane cycle, the banks in the Gulf Coast must do more than hope. They must plan, and plan for the worst.
Geotimes August 2005	Hurricane Outlook Updated With high activity early in the season, in addition to ripe oceanic and atmospheric conditions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised its hurricane outlook. The new outlook indicates an increase in the number of expected hurricanes.
Information Today March 22, 2010	ebrary Launches Free Natural Disaster Research Center ebrary announced that it has created a free, publicly available research center featuring hundreds of important government documents related to natural disasters and extreme weather
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Disaster Preparedness Special: Be Ready for Anything You can summarize everything about personal finance in two words: be prepared.
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The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Bill Mann	Frances to Hit Hartford Frances is a big storm, very dangerous in Florida. It might be just as dangerous in the traditional home of the insurance industry, Hartford.
Insurance & Technology February 18, 2005 Wendy Toth	Picking Up The Pace The pace of claims settlement from Florida's recent hurricane season is setting records: Insurers have closed nearly 86 percent of the record total of claims reported for the four major storms of 2004.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Hortense Leon	Sunshine State Weathers the Storm In order to boost hotel reservations, Tallahassee-based Visit Florida, a public/private tourism marketing organization, is planning to ask the State Legislature in December for as much as $30 million for "perception advertising."
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Aaron Pressman	An Unbreached Financial Levee Hurricane Katrina wasn't powerful enough to trigger losses in catastrophe bonds.
Wired October 20, 2008 Damon Tabor	Captain Calamity Crunches Data for Global Warning System French geophysicist uses the world's environmental sensors to create programs capable of predicting when natural disasters will occur.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Global Warming Burning Investors? The insurance industry and others may face some hot water ahead. Bigger storms are a big deal for insurance companies, especially those that "reinsure" other insurance companies against massive losses. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Adam Aston	The Worst Isn't Over Smarter science is helping companies and insurers plan for hurricanes. The bad news: This year could be another doozy.
PC Magazine November 25, 2003	Aquanox 2: Revelation In this sequel, you are dropped into the world of Aqua, where the people of Earth seek refuge from disasters.
Food Engineering January 1, 2006 Richard F. Stier	Building Your Plant's Ark The unprecedented pace of the 2005 hurricane season has left many of us wondering where and when the next powerful storm will hit. There are, however, several steps you can put in place now to protect your food processing business.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Can Stocks Weather the Storms? Katrina leaves behind short-term investment winners. But how much battering can a company take?
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Brian Lawler	Nice: No Hurricanes Thankfully, we experienced nice weather in 2006. After the unprecedented losses incurred in 2005, almost anything would have been better for insurers this year. Investors, take note.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	New Website Registers Volunteers for Future Disasters The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network have created a new website to help prepare for future disasters by linking charities with volunteers.
AskMen.com Jim Bauer	How to: Survive a Natural Disaster While you can't predict or stop nature's deadly course, there are measures you can take to protect your home and yourself. Here are a few ideas that may help save your life and belongings should the worst happen.
Investment Advisor February 2007 Marlene Y. Satter	Caught in the Undertow Financial planners may find clients' assets harder to protect in the wake of global warming. Those who own property in harm's way should expect that the cost of protecting that property is going to continue to go up, but it's going to go up because the risk is rising.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Coy & Aston	Hurricane Ahead, But Lower Insurance Why the price of property coverage is going down in the face of dire predictions.
Geotimes July 2007	Geophysicist Ross Stein Like all who study earthquakes, Ross Stein doesn't want to just understand them - he wants to anticipate them.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers Hurricanes are taking the wind out of Disney's theme park sails.
Geotimes December 2004 Naomi Lubick	Corroding Pipe Organs Extreme Storms as Climate Warms Hurricanes, typhoons and drought. Aspects of these extreme weather conditions may be related to global climate change, some scientists say.
Geotimes December 2005 Naomi Lubick	Global Climate Affects Storms? Experts caution that drawing a direct link between climate change and hurricane behavior is not yet possible, and that the El Nino-Southern Oscillation may have more of an impact on storm intensity and occurrence.
Insurance & Technology July 12, 2006 Katherine Burger	Here We Go Again This year's hurricane season could all end up being much ado about nothing, but it also could turn out to be the proverbial worst-case scenario, and of course, the insurance industry has to prepare for the worst.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Charley, Frances, and JetBlue In addition to the two hurricanes that have already disrupted business in Florida, the company cited higher than expected fuel prices and anticipation of a possible third hurricane for a downbeat outlook.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Kelvin Taylor	The Windfall of Hurricanes Retailers like Lowe's and Home Depot are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes. The stocks of all these companies have done well over the past few weeks.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Rich Duprey	Insurers Eye Ivan the Terrible How will companies and investors fare if the storm spawns moderate damage?
Geotimes September 2004 Jay Chapman	Hurricanes' Green Thumb As coastal residents are geared up for this year's peak Atlantic hurricane season -- mid-August through October -- scientists are looking at past hurricanes to better understand what happens to the oceans in the wake of these whirlwind events.
IEEE Spectrum August 2006	Modeling Toward Accurate Storm Forecasting For the time being, getting the weather right will still require a large dose of good fortune. But continued improvements in our weather predicting capabilities will eventually take the guessing out of storm prediction and bring us to the moment when wagering on the weather will be a safe bet indeed.
Wired June 26, 2007 Josh McHugh	Climate Change-Hurricane Debate Too Close to Call, Author Says The debate over the cause for an increase in hurricanes continues, but it may be too soon to take sides.
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