Open AccessScience Policy Conference Speakers Examine Megadisasters and Call for Risk Reduction Efforts
Author(s) -
Balcerak Ernie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo280003
Subject(s) - flooding (psychology) , storm , reduction (mathematics) , disaster risk reduction , political science , meteorology , psychology , environmental science , geography , environmental resource management , geometry , mathematics , psychotherapist
How well is the United States prepared for a megadisaster, such as a solar storm that knocks out the power grid for months, a large asteroid impact, a giant tsunami, or a rainstorm that lasts for weeks and leads to widespread flooding? Moreover, how can risk reduction efforts be made more effective? These were two topics addressed during two of the hazards sessions at the 2013 AGU Science Policy Conference on 25 and 26 June.