A Safer Future Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters (1991) / Chapter Skim
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Too much or too little rain can have dramatically different effects that are equally destructive.
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~nities, areas housing endangered species, or historic locations, the losses can be devastating. Volunteers of every age are put to workfi~ling sand bags as the basic battle of man versus nature takes pace yet again.
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Urkoarz or retrain, similar events provoke similar reactions. In these two scenes, ashfallfiom impending voicarzoes impedes the progress of refugees.
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In a scene worthy of a scienceJSiction movie' a researcher takes a variety of measurements fiom a flowing stream of Eva.
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Wearingprotective clothing and equipment, scientists try to learn from events in progress to further prediction and warning capabilities.
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Fireworks of sparks andfo? ~ntains of lava backlight an abandoned town in the path of a voicanos destructive eruption.
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The twistedtdKestruction left behind after a tornado can toe scatteredfor miles from its point r .
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vs locations, igniting fires, downing utility lines, and causing other damage.
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