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Robust Investment in Natural Hazards Research is Essential to Our Safety and Security

15 December 202012 October 2018 by AGU Staff

Tomorrow, 13 October, is International Day for Disaster Reduction, created by the United Nations in 1989 to promote risk-awareness and natural disaster reduction. Now, as then, the need for proactive action is clear to help save lives and reduce devastating economic losses. Since 13 October last year, the United States has seen flooding from Tropical … Read more

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