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The other day a colleague was in my office and as part of the conversation she and I did a quick walkthrough of a powerpoint presentation I’d given about a decade ago on natural hazards. As part of that presentation … Continue reading →

In a Friday conversation, a colleague shared that the previous post failed to capture the true cost of Sequestration’s landfall: “There are many difficulties working in government…the agencies, and the Cabinet Departments, just like big organizations in the private sector, … Continue reading →

This and every Christmas, our attention eventually turns to our true love, and his/her gift of seven-swans-a-swimming (along with six geese-a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, and all that other kit). Here are seven Black Swans that figure in … Continue reading →

Forget YouTube; for one night and day we let’s pay attention to YU55. Tonight, this “potentially harmful” asteroid will whiz within a whisker of the Earth – a mere 200,000 miles distant – at a speed of some 30,000 mph. … Continue reading →

Half a century ago, a young man by the name of Herman Kahn burst into national and international prominence because of his proclivity (and aptitude) for Thinking about the Unthinkable (the title of a book he wrote which appeared in … Continue reading →

Events in Japan and indeed around the world following the recent earthquake and tsunami have heightened everyone’s desire to build community disaster resilience. Yesterday’s post showed how anyone can launch and be part of a just such a community effort. … Continue reading →

From time to time, different groups or individuals will post their candidate “top-ten” lists of disaster scenarios facing the United States – the so-called “Big Ones.” As a rule, these inventories don’t wear well with time! Maybe some unanticipated new … Continue reading →

Question 1. What kind of world is likely if we take no deliberate action? Before turning to this, the first of the blog’s three questions, let’s step back a bit, and consider another set of questions, which engage you and … Continue reading →