So-called natural disasters are not unpredictable

Submitted by Niels Holm-Nielsen on Tue, 04/17/2012 »
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No two earthquakes in the world cause equal damage, according to scientists. This is particularly true in Latin America, a land of contrasts... Read More »

Why should probabilistic risks analysis be performed?

Submitted by Mario Gustavo Ordaz on Tue, 04/14/2012 »
For purposes of discussion, three reasons are proposed:
1. Regardless of our ideological view of disasters and their causes, we would all agree that preferences can be established, so that for a given frequency of occurrence (e.g., a disaster occurring once every ten years), we prefer a disaster of small impact to one of major impact. Therefore, the scale of a disaster is relevant, and we have an obligation to establish ways to measure that scale. Read More »

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