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Jun. 10, 2011
Living In The Century Of Disasters
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| Writing in Slate, Joel Achenbach says this will be the century of disasters -- both natural and technological. In this segment, Achenbach describes what he calls "black swan" events, (rare but unpredictable) and how our engineered society might make disasters seem more common. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Joel Achenbach
Reporter, Washington Post
Author: "A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher " (Simon & Schuster, 2011)
Washington, DC
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