2007-10-08

Nowfroth Report 01

Here are some news stories from the last few weeks that feature catastrophes (or relate to them in some way). The first link, a story from the Financial Times, is relatively interesting. What happens when a catastrophe becomes just another line item on a balance sheet?

01: Catastrophe insurance, or the sheer excitement of extreme risk

02: Detention centres create 'psychiatric catastrophe': study

03: Disaster in eight seconds
Ruined apartment block serves as grim reminder of earthquake for Islamabad residents

04: Ready or not, 'disaster' happens

Four-day drill will put local residents on alert, agencies on learning curve

05: 'War on terror' has been a 'disaster': British think tank

06: China warns of catastrophe from Three Gorges Dam

07: Climate change disaster is upon us, warns UN

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