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TerrorismBetween 1993 and 2006 there were 1,080 confirmed incidents of illicittrafficking in nuclear materials -- with 18 of these cases involving weaponsgradematerials and another 124 involving material capable of making aso-called dirty bomb that would use conventional explosives to spreadnuclear material. 4If a nuclear device is detonated in the air high above North America, itwould create a high-density electrical field called an electromagnetic pulse.According to FEMA, most electronic devices within 1,000 miles of a highaltitudenuke could be damaged by an EMP.Experts at the 2009 World Economic Forum at Davos estimated the globaldamage from data loss / cybercrimes now exceeds $1 trillion a year.Thunderstorms & LightningAt any given moment, about 2,000 thunderstorms can be in progress overthe face of the earth.There are 8 million lightning strikes per day!It is a myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice -- it oftenstrikes the same site several times in the course of one storm.TornadoesThe U.S. has more tornadoes than any other place in the world and averages1,200 tornado sightings each year.According to NOAA, 2004 had a record 1,817 tornado reports in the U.S.Tornadoes can last for several seconds or more than an hour, but most lastless than 10 minutes.The force of a tornado can strip asphalt chunks off roads, rip clothes offpeople and pluck feathers off chickens.TsunamisA tsunami [soo-nah´-mee] is a series of huge, destructive waves usuallycaused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide or meteorite.The 2004 seaquake-generated tsunami that slammed 12 countries in theIndian Ocean is the deadliest on record with almost 187,000 people killedand 42,883 still missing. (Per UN OSE’s web site as of October 2006)www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-43255