US: Are our buildings prepared for natural disasters bigger than hurricane Sandy?

Source(s): Guardian, the (UK)
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By Thomas Hawk CC BY-NC 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/9108473536

Russell Unger, chairman of the task force that proposed building code upgrades after Sandy, talks about the disaster risk reduction measures New York City has made since the storm, and tells The Guardian why city residents should never lose access to running water.

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