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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.
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National Defense November 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Commerce Dept. Seeks Data on Industries Affected by Katrina The defense industry is reporting specific production or supply problems resulting from recent hurricanes. Of particular concern is the damage to liquid hydrogen plants, which could affect defense suppliers in the space and munitions sectors.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Keliger	Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Sarita Venkat	Corporate Givers Revisit Disaster Grants Although corporations and corporate grantmakers have responded again and again to help after disasters -- and they give their support in a number of ways -- many believe it's time to get a clear disaster relief giving policy in place.
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.
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T.H.E. Journal September 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	Disaster Recovery :: Courting Disaster Districts that are not prepared in the event of fire, storm, earthquake, or whatever else nature may bear are asking for trouble.
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InternetNews September 29, 2005 Roy Mark	Net Guard to Finally March? Senators say communications failures during hurricanes underscores need to put already authorized volunteer teams in the field.
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T.H.E. Journal October 2004	National Geographic Explores `Forces of Nature' on the Net With Florida facing one of its worst hurricane seasons ever, the National Geographic Forces of Nature Web site is an ideal online tool for discussing natural disasters in the classroom.
National Defense July 2008 Stew Magnuson	Emergency Responders Hone Skills Amid the Rubble One of the first skills firefighters and other first responders learn at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center is how to hoist a slab of concrete off a rubble pile using only their muscles.
Food Engineering September 1, 2006 Richard F. Stier	Form fits function Choosing whether to build a new plant or renovate or expand an existing one is based on any number of necessary functions.
Insurance & Technology October 7, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell	Mean Season In addition to driving a more expeditious claims process, technology has played an important role in minimizing the effect of an event like Katrina on the fortunes of insurance companies and the industry as a whole.
CIO June 29, 2011 Kim S. Nash	4 Steps to Help Your IT Team When Disaster Strikes CIOs who have been through disasters share ideas to help employees cope personally and professionally in a catastrophe, so they can help with business recovery.
Popular Mechanics July 29, 2008 Laurie J. Schmidt	To Test Houses vs. Hurricanes, Lab Will Simulate 155-mph Storm Rather than wait for another Katrina, Stephen Leatherman and his colleagues at the International Hurricane Research Center in Miami are putting a full-scale hurricane inside a lab.
Entrepreneur December 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson	A Rising Tide Though costs will likely go up in the wake of the recent hurricanes, flood insurance is still a life preserver worth considering.
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