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Cities need the resilience to face future Sandys
2013-05-13 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Whether or not Hurricane Sandy had a connection to climate change, climate change will make future Hurricane Sandys more common, imposing enormous costs on cities. Since we seem to lack the will to reduce this threat by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, we should at least make ourselves more resilient to severe weather. So it's encouraging to see cities and states worldwide work on better protecting themselves from storms. Rotterdam, for one, has set a goal of being "climate-proof" by 2025....
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Study finds cities could save billions of dollars by investing in resilience
2013-04-20 09:00:32| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
In 2012, the costs of such damages totaled approximately US$160 billion worldwide.
High Resilience Tunnel Communications: the Cornerstone of Safe Operations and Connected Passengers
2013-04-12 17:18:00| Railway Technology
From Japan's Seikan tunnel to EuroTunnel, the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France and Switzerland's Gotthard, advances in tunneling techniques have allowed engineers to push deeper and further beneath the surface, through even the most difficul
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Vartech Systems Produces New Wash Down Video Demonstration to Showcase the Resilience of the ...
2013-04-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
VarTech Systems has produced a new video demonstration showcasing the wash down capabilities of their line of industrial grade, fully enclosed computers. Created in-house and on-location at the sales and marketing headquarters in Baton Rouge, La., this presentation depicts a hazardous area, C1D2, fully sealed, NEMA 4X, touch screen computer receiving a 2400 psi, hose-directed, total wash down. One of VarTech’s own sales personnel, Mark Frakes, gives the viewer an up close look at this ...
13/06/2013 - Regional Resilience Event - Midlands (cancelled)
2013-04-03 10:44:45| BIFM Events
Regional Resilience events provide a vibrant platform to bring together supplier and industry experts to provide insight and advice for all levels of business continuity experience together with the opportunity to meet with leading suppliers.
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