Posted 18th May 2018 to the Otago Daily Times Newspaper Dunedin NZ
Every now and again we are reminded in the press that we are sitting on a Islands of doom when it comes to our geological
situation, begging the question how many resources should we put into preparation against our natural hazards.
As humans are gamblers by nature and risk is considered a big part of our freewill and even our evolution.
I don’t think we can factor in every mortal danger to our lives without feeling overcome with anxiety & despair.
That being said our collective government should see our geological situation as unique and treat it with respect
especially in these times when we all require constant internet, power and transport services to function.
It is not clear why we are more worried about art galleys and museums down south, when for some obscure reason
we have not built much redundancy into our service network which is already stressed with the unplanned summer tourism boom which one badly timed storm could easily turn into total mayhem. Let alone triggered earthquake faults.
published
Every now and again we are reminded in the press that we are sitting on a Islands of doom when it comes to our geological
situation, begging the question how many resources should we put into preparation against our natural hazards.
As humans are gamblers by nature and risk is considered a big part of our freewill and even our evolution.
I don’t think we can factor in every mortal danger to our lives without feeling overcome with anxiety & despair.
That being said our collective government should see our geological situation as unique and treat it with respect
especially in these times when we all require constant internet, power and transport services to function.
It is not clear why we are more worried about art galleys and museums down south, when for some obscure reason
we have not built much redundancy into our service network which is already stressed with the unplanned summer tourism boom which one badly timed storm could easily turn into total mayhem. Let alone triggered earthquake faults.
published
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