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Access All 10 Most Dangerous Emerging Risks
This is the first of an annual report identifying emerging risks not on everyone's radar screen. Read the risk scenarios and analyses for all 10 here.
Phantom Business Interruption: No Recourse after a Deluge of 45 Days and 45 Nights An ARkStorm devastated California nearly 150 years ago, beginning in late 1861 and continuing for 45 days into February 1862. And still, for businesses on the East Coast, there would be no recourse.
------------------------------------------------------------ Solar Weather: Storms From Our Volatile Sun Coronal mass ejections are due to become more frequent. The consequences could be colossal and expensive. ------------------------------------------------------------ Political Revolutionary Risk: Emerging From the Left, the Right, and the Center Political risk never went away, but the ripples of faraway regimes are felt here at home, which is now everywhere. ------------------------------------------------------------ Toxic Water: Pollution and Scarcity Flow Together Fracking, pharma, cow dung--whatever the pollution source, there's so little fresh water around, sullying it makes even less sense ------------------------------------------------------------ Sea Level Risk: Sinking in an Ominous Nexus Of Climate Change, Rising Waters, Poor Infrastructure When more volatile and violent weather meets the creaky infrastructure of the United States, those low-lying areas had better look out. ------------------------------------------------------------ Pervasive Nanotechnology: The Tiniest Risk It's seemingly everywhere and its impact might not be known for decades. ------------------------------------------------------------ Cyberleaks: Soft Target, Hard Data The gap between technological innovation and the ability to protect data offers criminals an opening to launch attacks through the network. ------------------------------------------------------------ Social Media Threats: The Emergence of a Touch Too Much? It's great to be able to reach people in real time, but you'd better think twice, or thrice, before hitting the "post to the web." How and when companies face risks by "goin' live" on Facebook. ------------------------------------------------------------ Aging Workers: Old And Gray ... In the Way or Leading the Way? As a generation turns over, employees face a two-pronged challenge. One comes from the workers' comp and disability coverage. Another comes courtesy of the employment-practices liability angle. ------------------------------------------------------------ Distressed Cities: When the State Falls Short, Who Bears the Cost? Local governments are looking to the private sector to help fund city services, but some employers are being made to shoulder the burden. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10 More Emerging Risks Delivering Unanticipated Outcomes Additional risks that could change the game. May 1, 2011 Copyright 2011© LRP Publications |
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