Without increased investment in coastal adaptation, the expected annual damage caused by coastal floods in Europe could increase from €1.25 billion today to between €93 billion and €961 billion by the end of the century according to new research by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC).
The Security Industry Association (SIA), in partnership with the ASIS Foundation and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, has released ‘Intelligent Building Management Systems: Guidance for Protecting Organizations’.
New research shows that a big earthquake can not only cause other quakes, but large ones, and on the opposite side of the Earth. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, are an important step toward improved short-term earthquake forecasting and risk assessment.
An article by Booz Allen Hamilton provides an assessment of the risks posed to organizations by the world’s network of undersea cables which carry the bulk of the world’s Internet traffic. It also looks at the steps that organizations can take to mitigate the potential business impacts of damage to these cables.
The Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security (ISRS) at University College London (UCL), in association with Shearwater Group plc, has published a new white paper, ‘Digital resilience – understanding the challenges of resilience in digital environments’.
While cyber security protection is still important, the focus is moving to a ‘When, Not If’ approach to cyber breaches. Coupled with changes in the targets and methods of cyber attacks, this means that organizations need to review their approach in this area. Mark Saville explores…
Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are resulting in a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May, say NOAA forecasters. As a result, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has increased the likelihood of a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season to 60 percent (up from 25 percent in May).
Organizations operating in Africa and South East Asia are expected to bear the brunt of the impacts of rising temperatures over the next 30 years, according to research by Verisk Maplecroft.
Scientists at the United Technologies Research Center and UConn used advanced additive manufacturing technology to create smart machine components that alert users when they are damaged or worn.
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