Bloomberg News reported that the Chinese government has invited four international flu experts to come to China to help authorities respond to the country’s widening bird-flu emergency. The team will… Continue reading #H7N9 – WHO launches a dedicated website for H7N9. China invites four flu experts to assist. 4 yr old boy with in Beijing asymptomatic H7N9

The April 10, 1979, Wichita Falls tornado brings back memories for those who recall its wrath, and in conjunction with the 34th anniversary, Interfaith Ministries hosted a Wicked Weather Weekend,… Continue reading Weather preppers

In February of 2011 I wrote a post titled “… from ‘Piper Alpha’ to ‘Deepwater Horizon’, do we really learn?“. It was part of an ongoing series relating to Culture… Continue reading … Jamais vu, all over again

In 2008, software engineer Vidur Dhanda was consulting on a risk management project on Wall Street when he noticed a fundamental problem: Even the country’s biggest lenders, in the midst… Continue reading How Small Businesses Use Big Data

The scientists announced on April 3 that the H7N9 virus is troubling because it can generate no symptoms in poultry while seriously sickening humans. Dr. Masato Tashiro, a WHO scientist… Continue reading It Just Got Really Interesting…New H7N9 Might Spread Silently Among Poultry Without Notice…In Other Words, Birds Have No Symptoms. Yikes!

California may be known for its vulnerability to earthquakes and wildfires, but the state also faces the risk of devastating floods, according to a report being released Wednesday by the… Continue reading State flood risk high, coordination low

One of the areas of disaster planning that seems to get very little attention is the handling of mass fatalities. I was reminded of this by a thoughtful presentation by… Continue reading Mass Fatality Incident. Planning

Internal audit has never been easy, but modern business practices are challenging IA professionals even further. Social media, fraud risk and data analysis tools are areas in need of attention… Continue reading The Risks of Social Media: Internal Audit

The blog I posted about Sticky Messages generated lots of great comments about disaster messaging and got me to thinking about a different kind of messaging: memes. The term meme… Continue reading Is The Zombie Apocalypse Our Disaster Preparedness Meme?

Corporate risk comes in many forms: regulatory compliance rules, hackers, rogue employees. These risks can potentially penetrate every level of an organization, making communication of the threats — and the… Continue reading Q&A: Communication, monitoring keys to corporate risk management