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Was there some ways hurricane Matthew could have been prevented?
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∙ 6y ago
The hurricane itself could not have been prevented. The damage it caused could have been reduced if the levees had been better maintained. Deaths could have been reduced if the evacuation had been competently handled.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 12y agoPotentially yes. Natural hazards are naturally occurring events. Natural disasters introduce the human element, and the damage to property and life caused by a natural hazard. In essence, you cannot prevent a hazard from occurring, a flood, blizzard, tornado, tropical cyclone, etc., but you can potentially reduce the damage done in the wake of a hazard with good governance and the appropriate disaster management - mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery measures. Though some would argue that with the development and populations already in place at many locations around the world, this task would be difficult.
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∙ 7y agoNothing can stop Mother Nature. There is no technology to stop or prevent earthquakes. (Removed false information; Japan did have equipment to detect and forewarn about the tsunami and did so, but because the tsunami was generated so close to its shore, there was not a lot of time to react)
Japan had what were thought of as robust tsunami protection walls; on many of the videos, you can see these lining the coast -- but they were overwhelmed by tsunami that was taller than anticipated, generated by an earthquake of greater magnitude than they had anticipated. The tsunami's effects could have been greatly mitigated if they had even taller sea walls, but some tsunami -- such as one that struck Alaska in 1958 resulting from a landslide -- have been several hundred feet in waveheight, much taller than is practical to make a sea wall.
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Earthquakes and tsunamis are also extremely difficult to predict in timing and intensity. The warning system could have detected the event only when it had started.
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∙ 11y agoif anything could have been done to avert the disaster
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∙ 6y agoHurricanes cannot be prevented.
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