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If you missed last week's Hurricane Preparedness Week, this week's articles will help bring you up to speed on how to prepare and recover from a hurricane disaster. With Katrina still fresh in our minds, we need to do all we can to ensure the safety of our employees and the continuity of our operations, regardless of what the weather has in store.

Experts are again predicting an extremely active hurricane season. (Item #1) Here's knowledge to help you prepare for a hurricane disaster. (Item #2) Climate change will create business continuity challenges and will result in the convergence of business continuity and business sustainability thinking. (Item #3)

What are your summer-weather plans for protecting your data? (Item #4) There is no one-size-fits-all solution for business resumption following a disaster. (Item #5) This NOAA guide contains all the info you ever wanted about hurricanes. (Item #6)

As always, we look forward to hearing about your concerns with regards to business continuity. If you have a topic you'd like to see covered, please email me at [email protected]

Best Regards,

Bob Mellinger
President
Attainium Corp

Quote of the Week

"It is perfectly obvious that no one nor any single country can save the world
from the horrors of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and winged influenza."
- Richard Reeves -

Articles

1. Up to Five Major Atlantic Hurricanes Forecast for 2007
Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are cooling while Atlantic temperatures are warming - a climate recipe for an Atlantic hurricane season more active than normal, according to government scientists.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/may2007/2007-05-23-01.asp

2. Hurricane Preparedness
History teaches that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common threads among all major hurricane disasters. By knowing your vulnerability and what actions you should take, you can reduce the effects of a hurricane disaster.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml

3. Will climate change mitigation see the convergence of business continuity and business sustainability planning?
There is a growing acceptance amongst international governments that human-induced climate change is a scientific reality and that its impacts are beginning to be felt in changing weather patterns across the globe.
http://www.continuitycentral.com/feature0407.htm

4. Data Protection Tips for Extreme Summer Weather & Hurricane Season
Extreme summer weather and the hurricane season cause a significant increase in data loss incidents during the summer months. Read this tips so you assure safer data.
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/it/2006/06/19/data-protection-tips-for-extreme-summer-weather-hurricane-season

5. Tips: Post-Storm Business Resumption Safety
Following a disaster, all businesses should do a hazard evaluation and assessment performed by a safety professional.
http://www.thecrcenter.com/archives/2007/01/17/tips-post-storm-business-resumption-safety/

6. A Preparedness Guide
This 16-page PDF booklet from NOAA covers the history of hurricanes, how they form, their impacts, and how to prepare for them.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/hurr.pdf