ARM 55 - Chapter 5: Understanding Disaster Recovery Plans for Natural Disasters
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EllaT on January 12, 2011
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Associate in Risk Management ARM Insurance Designation, ARM54, ARM55, ARM56
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Disaster | In the context of disaster recovery, an event that is so significant it triggers implementation of an organization's disaster recovery plan |
| Catastrophe model | A type of computer program that estimates losses from future potential disasters |
| Wind chill index | The cooling effect of wind speed in colder weather that can drastically reduce the stated temperature as indicated by a thermometer |
| Windstorm | A storm with high winds or violent gusts of wind with little or no rain |
| Hurricane | A severe, tropical, spiral-shaped storm with winds exceeding seventy-three mph |
| Richter scale | A measurement scale that describes the earth's movement in units of magnitude, typically ranging from one to eight, but theoretically unlimited |
| Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale | A twelve-level set of descriptions of an earthquake's effects at a specified location, near or far from the earthquake's epicenter |
| Box action design | Earthquake-resistant construction, used in buildings under three stories tall, that integrates roof and floor diaphragms that can flex to transmit and distribute the forces an earthquake exerts on a structure |
| Frame action design | Earthquake-resistant construction that relies on the resilience of steel or specially designed reinforced concrete to absorb energy while undergoing considerable distortion and retun to their original shapes |
| Sinkhole | A cause of land subsidence that results when a subsurface geological structure gradually dissolves to a point where the cavity collapses |
| Collapse | The sudden falling of a natural or artificial structure in response to the force of gravity |
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