• dazaroo@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 days ago

    I admit I have no clue about defences for earthquakes (which seems to be the most frequent natural disaster i see on the news) but don’t we have ways to build more stable foundations? I was under the impression most damage is done because people are living in low quality housing

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      9 days ago

      Yes, earthquake damage can be minimized but it cannot be prevented.

      Also, there are other types of disasters that are really, really hard to truly prepare for, like a solar storm or a random flood. Even with zero deaths or injuries, there would still be a lot of property and ecological damage.