Preventing natural disasters
With burgeoning populations facing ever more extreme weather patterns, mitigating against natural disasters has never been more important
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With burgeoning populations facing ever more extreme weather patterns, mitigating against natural disasters has never been more important
The first mile of warnings means putting people first. It means asking each other about what we need and what we offer. Warnings are meant to be for and about people, as a long-term social process to act for, by, and with all of us.
Chile has experienced one of the worst fire-related disasters in its history. But even this is only the tip of the iceberg. It is a disaster mainly caused by our decisions and lack of preparation to deal with a more extreme climate hazard.
This was no ‘natural disaster’. There are lessons to learn from areas that survived the fires.
The COP28 climate summit wrapped up in Dubai on Wednesday, and leading researchers have not been shy about saying what they thought of the outcome.