Kate Sheppard has a must - read in the latest Mother Jones about the shortsightedness of the US government's policy of paying huge sums in annual disaster relief, while doing almost nothing to prepare for the inevitable next storm. (treehugger.com)
In other words, we can wait for the next storm and hope for better outcomes or prepare for them now and be ready. (frbsf.org)
The less good news is that when lightning struck during the global financial storm it illuminated a financial landscape that raised troubling questions about our ability to weather the next storm that is quickly emerging driven by demographics. (rbc.com)