Re:From the article (Score 1)

My web server had a spike from 3.5 hits/min to over 800 hits/min. This happened because it serves earthquake information for Southern California, and the spike happened about 15 minutes after the October 16th Hector Mine quake. The server statistics report graphs looked just like the graphs in the article. And yes, the server was on its knees for several hours after the quake. How do other servers handle sudden large spikes in traffic?