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#disasters

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BenjaminKlein

Really interesting minuteEarth video on the concept of aftermath death, the math on most disasters is that the initial disaster only kills about 0.5% of the total who eventually die from the resultant destruction to infrastructure. This applies also to war, most people killed in Iraq didn't die in the war, they died from the destruction to the civil systems. #science #disasters #war

youtube.com/watch?v=2u6IiM5ZT20

YouTubeWhat Monkeys Taught Me About StormsBy MinuteEarth
AI6YR Ben

Texas Observer: The San Antonio Flood of 1921 Held Lessons We Refuse to Learn

There is nothing unknown about what triggered the brutal Hill Country flood of 2025 and so many others dating back to the nineteenth century.

"...There was little to no public memory. People did not die solely because of forgetfulness but because this amnesia allowed succeeding generations to erase the past and their responsibilities to the future. When they could have enacted post-flood, life-saving interventions, they chose not to act on their progeny’s behalf...."

texasobserver.org/san-antonio-

The Texas Observer · The San Antonio Flood of 1921 Held Lessons We Refuse to LearnThere is nothing unknown about what triggered the brutal Hill Country flood of 2025 and so many others dating back to the nineteenth century.
#disasters#texas#TXFlood
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