Scientists say managed retreat from climate-related dangers has to start now, and they are exploring potential guidelines for response and adaptation.
Disaster mitigation
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Finding “Glocal” Solutions to Flooding Problems
Scientists call for joint efforts to combine real-time global rainfall data with high-resolution local hydrology to better forecast floods.
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Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy of Science
The biggest oil spill in history resulted in billions of dollars in settlements—and a massive scientific movement.
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The Wicked Problem of Earthquake Hazard in Developing Countries
Earthquake preparation in Bangladesh is a conundrum, where crucial information is missing and investments often involve painful trade-offs.
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Reducing Uncertainty in Hazard Prediction
The editors of a new book describe how to characterize uncertainty in natural hazards, the incorporation of uncertainty into modeling, its contribution to better decision-making, and research needs.
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Elders Recall an Earlier Tsunami on Indian Ocean Shores
Legacies of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami include recent interviews with lucid eyewitnesses to an obscure disaster in 1945. The accounts attest to coastal hazards in Oman, Iran, Pakistan, and India.