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How People Can Better Avoid Catastrophe

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hurricane Matthew gave the latest reminder that nature has far more power than people do. 

But risk expert Robert Muir-Wood says disasters are only partly the fault of nature; people make decisions that make disasters worse. 

Do we HAVE to build so close to the ocean, for example?  This question and more are explored in Muir-Wood's book The Cure for Catastrophe.  He joins us to talk about how people can make better predictions and preparations. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.