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Unnatural Disasters in the US |
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Which parts of the U.S. have put themselves in nature's way?
It's easy to see in hindsight. Yes, Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster, but it was aided by some very unnatural factors -- developed wetlands and neglected levees, to name two. Figuring there must be other parts of the U.S. in human-made peril, the authors of this article talked with experts to learn where the US has been made most vulnerable, and what - in lieu of scrapping the whole country and starting over - is being done to help. Read about the US's 104 nuclear reactors, building on landfill sites and in areas prone to forest fires, aging dams and more.
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