Outsmarting nature during disasters

Outsmarting nature during disasters
Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 18, 2014 - The dramatic images of natural disasters in recent years, including hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and the Tohoku, Japan, earthquake and tsunami, show that nature, not the people preparing for hazards, often wins the high-stakes game of chance. "We're playing a high-stakes game against nature without thinking about what we're doing," geophysicist Seth Stein of Northwestern University said. " ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Outsmarting_nature_during_disasters_999.html