Scientists' responsibility as forecasters of doom, Leading Edge, Thursday, 6 April, 2006

We are always at risk of natural disasters such as tsunamis, earthquakes and hurricanes - events which are sometimes difficult to predict.  As science is becoming more able to forecast what might happen in such an event, should earth scientists be doing more to alert society to the effects of these natural catastrophes? At a meeting this week in Vienna, members of the European Geosciences Union have been discussing just this; opinions differ.  

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