I'm looking for an instance of a large-scale man made disaster (such as a war) that collided with a large-scale natural disaster (such as a hurricane) in the same territory. Any nation, any era ... as long as it's fact. Thank you for any help you can offer. :-) [more inside]
posted by coizero on Dec 31, 2007 - 31 answers

Is it crazy to go to the Caribbean during hurricane season? [more inside]
posted by adrober on Sep 2, 2007 - 18 answers

Insurance Underwriting. Property. Florida. These three statements combined can cause poodles to faint, white to change to black, AC to become DC, and various flora to mutate in the Tropics. My question: If an underwriter actually agrees to bind a policy, are they legally bound to follow their own document? [more inside]
posted by cavalier on Jul 31, 2006 - 4 answers

My mom is concerned that a hurricane could damage enough infrastucture to cause problems if she's making payments electronically. [more inside]
posted by bleary on Mar 29, 2006 - 10 answers