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  • May 11, 2011
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May 11th, 2011
Bill McGuire: ‘A Global Databank Could Warn of Natural Disasters’

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Devastating natural disasters have killed close to a million people and caused billions of pounds of damage in the past few years. Despite its sophisticated technology, humanity remains hugely vulnerable to earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and other calamities. The danger is only likely to increase, say geologists and weather experts. Earth’s swelling numbers are forcing more and more people to live in geological and meteorological danger zones. As a result, death tolls are destined to rise. Read More