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Economist: 'Disasters are about people and planning, not nature’s pomp'

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An opinion piece on natural hazards and preparedness, 'When people talk about the charms of powerlessness in the face of nature, part of what they are saying is that they don’t want to be bothered with facing up to what humans can do, and to what they might have at risk.'

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