Security News > 2020 > October > How Extreme Weather Will Create Chaos on Infrastructure
The magnitude of extreme weather events - and their prevalence in areas that have not previously been prone to them - will create havoc for organizations that have not prepared for their impact.
Extreme weather events have frightening consequences for people's lives and have the potential to degrade or destroy critical infrastructure.
From wildfires on the West Coast of the United States that wreck power lines, to extreme rainfall and flooding in South Asian communities that poison fresh water supplies and disrupt other critical services, the impacts of extreme weather are pronounced and deadly.
With the likelihood of extreme weather events increasing and becoming more damaging, organizations will be caught off guard, as their core infrastructure is crippled and CNI is taken offline.
In the short term, organizations should review risk exposure to extreme weather events, considering the location of data centers.
Finally, invest in infrastructure that is more durable in extreme weather conditions.