We can't actually stop hurricanes or tsunamis or other extremes of nature. But ... we can avoid a lot of unnecessary human and economic losses. -Gordon Mcbean

 

We can't actually stop hurricanes or tsunamis or other extremes of nature. But ... we can avoid a lot of unnecessary human and economic losses.


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This quote is just one of 4 total Gordon Mcbean quotes in our collection. Gordon Mcbean is known for saying 'We can't actually stop hurricanes or tsunamis or other extremes of nature. But ... we can avoid a lot of unnecessary human and economic losses.' as well as some of the following quotes.

We can't actually stop hurricanes or tsunamis or other extremes of nature. But ... we can avoid a lot of unnecessary human and economic losses.

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It's time to change the mind-set that natural disasters are inevitable.

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Scientists have to get involved with the policy-making community right from the beginning and try to understand what the constraints on policy-making are. -Gordon Mcbean
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We have an opportunity right now right after disasters while governments are more receptive to influence policy from the start.

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