news headlines: 20th July 2006

‘Lessons for London’ report sets out climate change risks
Amongst other things, climate change means that London is likely to start seeing an increasing risk of flooding.
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•Date: 20th July 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC general
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Iron Mountain London facility fire expected to result in ‘full loss of records contained within the record centre’
Prologis Park records storage facility severely damaged.
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•Date: 20th July 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Progeon completes assessment for TR19:2005
‘The first company in the world to be independently assessed and certified to the TR19:2005 business continuity management framework’.
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•Date: 20th July 2006• Region: Asia / Asia Pacific •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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Lloyd’s estimates that a major hurricane hitting New York State would cost insurance industry $65 billion
“It is frightening to imagine how New York City might fare in a Category 3 hurricane,” Wendy Baker, president of Lloyd's America.
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•Date: 20th July 2006• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: DR general
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Association of British Insurers highlights the need for increased spending on flood defences
UK Government spending on flood defences needs to increase by 10 percent a year to £750 million by 2011.
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•Date: 20th July 2006• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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Business continuity briefs
Today's issue includes:
• UK rail strike called off
• Latest pandemic planning resources
• Symantec introduces Backup Exec System Recovery
• Current environmental stories with business continuity implications
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