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​Jenny Suckale: A Better Plan B for Managing Disasters


BY STANFORD ENGINEERING STAFF | VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE
 
Living in quake-prone California, Russ Altman is no stranger to the impending threat of natural disaster, but watching a devastating hurricane season in full force, he's wondered whether there’s anything society can do to better prepare for — or even lessen— the impact of severe storms.
 
Geophysicist and engineer Jenny Suckale says that, while there is much we do not know about the future, there are ways we can work with — and not against — nature to defend ourselves from disaster. All it takes, she says, is a better Plan B.
 
Learn more on the Future of Everything radio show.