Organizations categorize their recovery strategies into various levels, each offering a different balance between recovery time objective (RTO) the maximum acceptable downtime and recovery point objective (RPO) the maximum acceptable data loss.... Read more »
Accidents in facilities generating power from atomic fission represent critical events with potentially far-reaching consequences. These incidents, ranging from equipment malfunctions to natural disasters impacting plant operations, can result in the release... Read more »
Catastrophic events in the extractive industries of Wales, often involving explosions, flooding, or roof collapses, resulted in significant loss of life and left lasting impacts on communities. These tragedies were frequently compounded... Read more »
A hypothetical scenario involving a catastrophic event characterized by a large, overwhelming influx or swarm, classified at a severity level of four. This could encompass various types of swarms, such as natural... Read more »
The 1962 incident in Centralia, Pennsylvania, involved a mine fire ignited by a trash burn in a landfill that spread to the underlying anthracite coal veins. This event led to the near-total... Read more »
Protecting information assets involves two key processes: routinely copying data to a separate storage location and implementing a plan to restore systems and data after an unforeseen event. For instance, a business... Read more »
Numerous catastrophic events, both natural and human-caused, have shaped the landscape and history of the nation. Natural hazards include earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, droughts, and volcanic eruptions. Human-induced events encompass technological... Read more »
Catastrophic events originating in the marine environment encompass a range of phenomena. These include tsunamis triggered by seismic activity, intense storms like hurricanes and cyclones fueled by atmospheric conditions and oceanic heat,... Read more »
The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a massive undersea earthquake, caused unprecedented devastation across coastal regions. One of the most tragic single incidents occurred in Sri Lanka when a crowded... Read more »
The catastrophic cave-in at the Knox Coal Company’s anthracite colliery near Sheppton, Pennsylvania, in August 1963, trapped three miners for two weeks while a frantic rescue operation unfolded above. One miner, David... Read more »