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Oregon, known for its green landscapes and conservation efforts, has to battle fierce forest fires on an annual basis. To try to help with this issue, former President George W. Bush’s administration suggested thinning trees in the areas around the 102 cabins of Diamond Lake, Ore. Thinning trees around cabins would help prevent the loss of homes in the area, but tress would also be thinned in the back-country.

Homeowners in southern California have to deal with the restoration of their homes and property after wildfires had no mercy this summer. As a result, many homeowners were left uninsured as their insurance companies cancelled homeowners policies, deeming the home was in an area considered to too high of a risk.

When businesses plan for a disaster, the usual is typically thought-out: emergency numbers, a back-up work site, evacuation plans, insurance matters, etc. How about the technology risks at stake?

Four businesses in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle are recovering from damage caused by fire and smoke on the 23rd of the month. These businesses include Green Bean Coffee House, Szechuan Bistro, C.C. Teriyaki and Pho Tic Tac. Nearby businesses suffered extensive damage from the nearby smoke and water from the rescue effort. Firefighters also took extra precautions and evacuated a nearby apartment complex.

Missouri and Illinois are not unaccustomed to having parts of the state flood when the waters rise in the spring or summer. But recent floods have been baffling scientists as rivers crest and spill water into places that are typically dry this time of year.