#disaster-recovery

#disaster-recovery

Alfred Dasugo, 84, says he's tired of waiting for help. A Filipino immigrant, Dasugo has called Lahaina home for more than a half century. As a young musician, he performed at the Royal Lahaina Resort with famed ukulele player Nelson Waikiki. Later, he spent 25 years working for Maui county parks and recreation, coaching volleyball and basketball to generations of youths.

Army doctors are actively engaged in treating survivors of the devastating floods, providing essential medical care to those affected in the aftermath of the disaster.

"Sometimes, recovery is not rebuilding. […] the ethos of #strong - measuring success with how quickly we can raise up houses on scorched earth - is snake oil."

The introduction of PhysicalBackup Custom Resources provides an efficient backup solution, particularly for large datasets, utilizing mariadb-backup and Kubernetes-native VolumeSnapshots.

"Too many organizations assume they're more resilient than they actually are. This research makes clear that real resilience isn't about where your systems live - it's about how well you've prepared to keep them running."

On October 17th, 1989, the Oakland A's were playing the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, but just as the game was kicking off-the television broadcast cut out. When the signal came back, it was no longer the baseball game. These were the early minutes of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck near Santa Cruz. It was the first major earthquake ever to be broadcast live on national TV.

Multi-cloud refers to the use of multiple cloud computing services in a single architecture. This approach leverages the benefits of various public and private clouds to optimize efficiency and flexibility.

"Disaster recovery must be viewed as more than a compliance checkbox; it's a business viability issue," says Darrel Kent, field CTO for storage and recovery at GigaOm.

We've collected more than 400 firsthand accounts of delays, denials and underpayments from insurance companies. Certain tactics have revealed themselves. One of them is constantly rotating adjusters.

More than 100 people have been confirmed dead, including 87 in Kerr County, after devastating flooding on July 4 in central Texas.

Climate-related disasters are redistributing trillions of dollars in global spending to repair damages, impacting the broader economy and diverting essential resources.

State and local governments relied on NOAA's database for budgeting and planning, which has now been retired, creating uncertainty in economic assessments for disasters.

A well-configured network is critical for deploying SQL Server FCI across multiple availability zones and regions in Azure, enabling seamless high availability and disaster recovery.

All I could think after reading her post was that there had to be a mechanism for rebuilding what was lost, not just the tangible homes but the connections between people.

The Emergency Management Department faces overwhelming challenges with a bare-bones team and limited budget, struggling to handle disaster recovery effectively in the wake of major incidents.

"Restoring drinking water service is one of the most vital steps in any disaster recovery," said State Water Board Chair E. Joaquin Esquivel. "The lifting of all drinking water advisories marks a major milestone in post-fire recovery."

"Seniors navigating the aftermath of the Eaton Fire shouldn't have to face uncertainty alone, especially regarding complex issues like reverse mortgages."

"We lost everything — our home, our agriculture, and all of our belongings," says Bishnu Humagain, reflecting on the devastating impact of the floods in Panauti.

Our house is 100 feet from the river. We were flooded. Six months after the storm, my farm near the Swannanoa River was still three feet of sand dunes.

In August 2024, our son and his family lost their home in a devastating fire. My husband and I decided to support them through this rough time.

The cancellation of federal grants and the defunding of cultural institutions significantly undermines their ability to respond effectively to climate-related disasters, risking the loss of heritage.

The earthquake that rocked Bangkok was particularly shallow, just 10km deep, intensifying the shock waves on the earth's surface.