Posted on 08/05/08
Disasters not as random as they appear
A natural disaster is a numbers game.Cataclysms such as hurricane Katrina, the 2004 tsunamis or the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar on Saturday may appear to have exploded spontaneously on unsuspecting populations, but there's nothing random about these events, scientists say. These disasters, like the unfolding tragedy in Myanmar, follow a long-established pattern, one that offers lessons on how to minimize the human toll.
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